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

Cáceres, 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 Cáceres surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cáceres in America

Cáceres is the 2920th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cáceres surname appeared 12,269 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 people would have the surname Cáceres.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cáceres 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 Cáceres

The surname Caceres has its origins in Spain, dating back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish city of Cáceres, located in the Extremadura region. The name Cáceres itself is believed to have originated from the Latin word "Castra Caecilia," which means "camp of Caecilius," referring to a Roman military settlement established in the area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Caceres can be found in the Cartularios de Valpuesta, a collection of medieval manuscripts from the Monastery of Santa María de Valpuesta in Burgos, Spain. These documents, dating back to the 11th century, mention individuals with the surname Caceres, suggesting that the name was already in use during that time.

In the 13th century, the Repartimiento de Sevilla, a document detailing the distribution of land and property after the reconquest of Seville, includes several references to individuals with the surname Caceres, indicating their presence in the region.

A notable historical figure bearing the surname Caceres was Antonio Cáceres Villanueva (1836-1923), a Peruvian military officer and politician who served as the President of Peru from 1886 to 1890 and again from 1894 to 1895.

Another prominent individual was Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada Cáceres (1509-1579), a Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the Spanish conquest of the Muisca territory, now part of modern-day Colombia. He founded the city of Santa Fe de Bogotá in 1538.

In the field of literature, María Jesús Cáceres García (1944-2020) was a Spanish writer and journalist known for her works on women's rights and gender equality.

Juan Cáceres Orozco (1619-1675) was a Spanish painter active in the Baroque period, renowned for his religious works and portraiture.

Pedro Cáceres Díaz (1834-1923) was a Chilean politician and military officer who served as the President of Chile from 1910 to 1915.

While the surname Caceres has its roots in Spain, it has since spread to various parts of the world, particularly Latin American countries, due to Spanish colonization and migration.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cáceres

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

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 Cáceres 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 Cáceres 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 Cáceres was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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