Find out how popular the last name Bustos is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Bustos.

Bustos, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Bustos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bustos in America

Bustos is the 2129th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bustos surname appeared 17,040 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 6 people would have the surname Bustos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bustos to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Bustos

The surname Bustos is of Spanish origin, derived from the medieval Spanish word "busto," meaning "bust" or "torso." It likely originated as a descriptive nickname for someone with a prominent or distinctive bust or torso.

The name can be traced back to the 13th century in the regions of Castile and León in central Spain. Early records show variants of the spelling, such as Bustos, Busto, and Bosto.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name is in the "Fuero de Sepúlveda," a legal code from the late 13th century, which references individuals with the surname Bustos living in the town of Sepúlveda, located in the province of Segovia.

During the 14th century, the name appears in various historical documents, including the "Cancionero de Baena," a poetic anthology compiled around 1445, which mentions a poet named Juan de Bustos.

In the 15th century, the surname gained prominence when Juan de Bustos, a Spanish military leader and explorer, participated in the conquest of the Canary Islands in the early 1400s.

Another notable figure with the surname was Pedro de Bustos, a 16th-century Spanish architect and sculptor who contributed to the construction of several important buildings in Seville, including the Cathedral and the Alcázar.

In the 17th century, Jerónimo de Bustos y Sotelo (1585-1655), a Spanish jurist and writer, served as a judge in the Spanish colonies in the Americas and authored several legal treatises.

The surname Bustos also found its way to the Americas during the Spanish colonization, with individuals bearing the name settling in various regions, including Mexico, Peru, and Argentina.

One notable figure from Latin America was Andrés Bustos (1843-1915), a Chilean politician and lawyer who served as the President of Chile from 1876 to 1881.

Another prominent individual with the surname was Julio César Bustos (1910-1992), an Argentine sculptor known for his monumental public works, including the iconic "Parque de la Memoria" in Buenos Aires.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bustos

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Bustos.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Bustos was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Bustos has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Bustos was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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