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

Concepción, 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 Concepción surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Concepción in America

Concepción is the 2909th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Concepción surname appeared 12,332 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 Concepción.

We can also compare 2010 data for Concepción 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 Concepción

The surname Concepcion is of Spanish origin, derived from the Spanish word "concepción" which means "conception." It is believed to have originated in the 14th century during the time of the Reconquista, the period of Spanish history when Christian rulers sought to regain control of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors.

This surname was likely given to individuals who were born or baptized on or around the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, celebrated on December 8th. It may also have been a reference to the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Virgin Mary was conceived without original sin.

The earliest known record of the surname Concepcion can be found in the archives of the city of Seville, Spain, where a man named Juan de la Concepcion was recorded as a resident in 1476. Other early mentions of the name include Pedro de la Concepcion, a Spanish soldier who served in the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname spread to Spanish colonies in the Americas, including Mexico, Peru, and the Philippines. One notable bearer of the name was Jerónimo de la Concepción, a Spanish friar and missionary who traveled to the Philippines in the late 16th century and worked to convert the indigenous population to Christianity.

Other historical figures with the surname Concepcion include Juan de la Concepción, a 17th-century Spanish painter known for his religious works, and Pedro de la Concepción Urtiaga, a 19th-century Mexican politician and military leader who served as governor of the state of Jalisco from 1861 to 1863.

In more recent times, the surname Concepcion has been borne by notable individuals such as Reynaldo Concepción, a Puerto Rican professional baseball player who played for the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds in the 1950s and 1960s, and Emilio Concepción, a Filipino actor and director who has appeared in numerous films and television shows since the 1970s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Concepción

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

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

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