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

Chanes, 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 Chanes surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Chanes in America

Chanes is the 96368th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chanes surname appeared 189 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 Chanes.

We can also compare 2010 data for Chanes 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 Chanes

The surname CHANES is of Spanish origin, and it can be traced back to the 15th century in the region of Andalusia, southern Spain. The name is believed to derive from the Arabic word "khan," which means "lord" or "ruler." This suggests that the name may have been given to individuals who held positions of authority or were landowners during the Moorish rule in Spain.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name CHANES can be found in the archives of the city of Seville, where a document from 1492 mentions a certain Juan Chanes, who was a prominent merchant and landowner. This record coincides with the end of the Reconquista, the period when the Christian kingdoms of Spain regained control of the territories previously ruled by the Moors.

In the 16th century, the name CHANES appeared in several historical documents from the region of Extremadura, which borders Andalusia. One notable figure was Pedro Chanes, a military officer who participated in the Spanish conquest of Mexico under Hernán Cortés. Pedro Chanes was born in 1501 in the town of Cáceres and died in 1572 in Mexico City.

Another individual of note was Francisco Chanes, a renowned architect from Seville who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was responsible for the design and construction of several notable buildings in Seville, including the Church of Santa María la Blanca and the Hospital de la Sangre.

In the 18th century, the CHANES surname was also present in the Spanish colonies of the Americas. For instance, records show that a man named José Chanes was a prominent landowner and cattle rancher in the region of Pampas, Argentina, during the 1770s.

Moving further back in time, some historians suggest that the CHANES surname may have originated from the town of Chanes, located in the Asturias region of northern Spain. This town's name is thought to derive from the Latin word "canus," meaning "white" or "gray," possibly referring to the color of the local terrain or vegetation.

Throughout history, the CHANES surname has been associated with various notable individuals, including Miguel Chanes, a Spanish painter from the 19th century known for his landscapes and portraits; Alejandro Chanes, a Mexican writer and journalist who lived in the early 20th century; and María Chanes, a renowned flamenco dancer from Seville who performed in the 1950s and 1960s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Chanes

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

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

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