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

Cisnero, 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 Cisnero surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cisnero in America

Cisnero is the 30570th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cisnero surname appeared 763 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 Cisnero.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cisnero 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 Cisnero

The surname Cisnero has its origins in Spain and can be traced back to the 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "cisne," meaning "swan." The name may have originated in the regions of Castile and Aragon, where the heraldic swan was a common symbol.

One of the earliest records of the Cisnero surname can be found in the 13th-century Spanish manuscript known as the Fuero de Guadalajara. This legal document mentions several individuals bearing the name, indicating its presence in the area during that time period.

In the 15th century, Cardinal Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436-1517) was a prominent figure who held the position of Grand Inquisitor and served as the regent of Spain. He played a significant role in the Spanish Inquisition and the unification of Spain under the Catholic Monarchs.

Another notable figure with the Cisnero surname was Gonzalo de Cisneros (1508-1591), a Spanish conquistador and explorer who participated in the conquest of Peru alongside Francisco Pizarro. He later became a prominent landowner and held various administrative positions in the Spanish colonial government.

During the 16th century, Diego Cisneros (1525-1596) was a Spanish soldier and adventurer who accompanied Juan de Garay on his expedition to establish the city of Buenos Aires in present-day Argentina. He later served as the governor of the Rio de la Plata region.

In the 17th century, Juan de Cisneros (1625-1690) was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Chile from 1670 to 1673. He played a crucial role in suppressing the Mapuche uprising and establishing Spanish control over the region.

The surname Cisnero has also been associated with various place names, such as the town of Cisneros in the province of Palencia, Spain, and the Cisneros River in Argentina, which may have contributed to the spread and adoption of the name in different regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cisnero

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

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

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