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

Caviedes, 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 Caviedes surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Caviedes in America

Caviedes is the 107669th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Caviedes surname appeared 165 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Caviedes.

We can also compare 2010 data for Caviedes 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 Caviedes

The surname Caviedes has its origins in Spain, dating back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish word "cavar," which means "to dig" or "to excavate," indicating that the family's ancestors may have been involved in mining or construction activities.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Caviedes can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías, a 14th-century manuscript that documented the possessions and rights of the nobility in the Kingdom of Castile. This suggests that the Caviedes family held a certain level of prominence and influence during that time.

The name Caviedes is also associated with the town of Caviedes, located in the province of Cantabria, in northern Spain. It is possible that the surname originated from this place name, as it was common for families to take on the name of the location where they resided or held land.

One notable individual bearing the surname Caviedes was Juan del Valle y Caviedes (1645-1699), a Spanish poet and satirist from the Viceroyalty of Peru. His works, which often criticized societal flaws and corruption, were widely popular during the colonial era in Latin America.

Another figure of historical significance was José Anselmo Caviedes (1736-1815), a Venezuelan physician and politician who played a prominent role in the early stages of the Venezuelan War of Independence against Spanish colonial rule.

In the realm of literature, Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa (1750-1791), a Spanish poet and fabulist, is also worth mentioning. Although his surname was Iriarte, his mother's maiden name was Caviedes, connecting him to this lineage.

Moving to more recent times, Juan Caviedes (1920-2006) was a renowned Colombian sculptor and painter, known for his abstract and avant-garde works that explored themes of indigenous cultures and mythology.

Finally, Elvia Rosa Castro Caviedes (1936-2018) was a Peruvian writer and journalist who gained recognition for her contributions to preserving and promoting Afro-Peruvian culture and literature.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Caviedes

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

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

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