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

Canseco, 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 Canseco surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Canseco in America

Canseco is the 13690th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Canseco surname appeared 2,212 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Canseco.

We can also compare 2010 data for Canseco 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 Canseco

The surname Canseco originates from Spain, first appearing in the 13th century. It is derived from the Spanish word "cansar," meaning "to tire" or "to weary," suggesting that the name may have been given to someone who worked hard or had an exhausting occupation.

The earliest known recorded instance of the Canseco surname can be found in the medieval Spanish census records from Castile and León, dating back to the late 1200s. Some of the earliest recorded Canseco individuals include Juan Canseco, a farmer from the village of Valdés in the province of Burgos, born around 1275, and María Canseco, a seamstress from the city of Valladolid, born in the early 1300s.

In the 15th century, the Canseco name appeared in various historical documents related to the Spanish Inquisition. One notable figure was Pedro Canseco, a merchant from Seville who was accused of heresy and had his property confiscated by the Spanish Inquisition in 1492.

During the 16th century, the Canseco family gained prominence in the Spanish region of Extremadura. One of the most notable individuals was Diego Canseco de Ávila (1510-1578), a Spanish conquistador and explorer who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés.

In the 17th century, the Canseco surname spread to other parts of Spain and the Spanish colonies in the Americas. One notable figure was Juan Canseco y Ortega (1635-1701), a Spanish military officer and governor of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, who served as the interim viceroy of New Spain from 1696 to 1701.

Another prominent individual with the Canseco surname was José Canseco (1776-1842), a Spanish military officer and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Spain for a brief period in 1842.

As the Canseco family continued to expand and migrate, the name became more widespread, appearing in various records and historical documents across Spain and its former colonies throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Canseco

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

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

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