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

Cintrón, 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 Cintrón surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cintrón in America

Cintrón is the 2906th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cintrón surname appeared 12,349 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 Cintrón.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cintrón 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 Cintrón

The surname Cintron is of Spanish origin, tracing its roots back to the Iberian Peninsula during the medieval era. It is believed to have derived from the place name "Cintruénigo," a municipality located in the northern region of Navarre, Spain.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in historical documents dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries. One notable example is a mention of a Juan Cintron in a land registry from the year 1327 in the region of Aragon.

Cintruénigo itself is thought to have originated from the Latin phrase "Centum Trucios," which translates to "one hundred fish traps." This suggests that the area was once known for its abundant fishing resources, likely along the nearby Ebro River.

In the 16th century, as the Spanish Empire expanded across the Atlantic, the Cintron name began to appear in records from the newly established colonies. One prominent figure was Rodrigo Cintron (1542-1611), a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Chile and later served as a governor in the region.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Cintron family had a strong presence in various parts of the Spanish Americas, including Mexico, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. Notable individuals from this period include María Cintron (1632-1703), a landowner and philanthropist in Havana, Cuba, and Pedro Cintron (1718-1794), a military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War on the side of the Spanish.

As the Cintron name spread across the Americas, it also underwent slight variations in spelling, such as Cintron, Cintron, and Cintron. However, the core pronunciation and meaning remained consistent.

In more recent centuries, the Cintron surname has been carried by several distinguished individuals, such as José Cintron (1868-1942), a Puerto Rican poet and educator, and Rafael Cintron (1902-1987), a Cuban baseball player who played in the Negro Leagues during the 1920s and 1930s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cintrón

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

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

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