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

Corvalán, 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 Corvalán surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Corvalán in America

Corvalán is the 91221st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Corvalán surname appeared 202 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 Corvalán.

We can also compare 2010 data for Corvalán 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 Corvalán

The surname CORVALAN is of Spanish origin, with roots tracing back to the medieval period of the Iberian Peninsula. Originally derived from the Latin word "corvus," meaning raven or crow, and the suffix "-alis," indicating a connection or relation, the name likely referred to a person residing near a location frequented by these birds or perhaps employed in a profession associated with them.

Historical records indicate that variations of the name, such as Corvalán and Corvalano, appeared in documents from the regions of Aragon and Castile as early as the 13th century. One of the earliest known bearers of this surname was Don Pedro Corvalán, a nobleman and landowner who lived in the Kingdom of Aragon during the 1200s.

In the 15th century, the name surfaced in the chronicles of the Spanish Reconquista, as a certain Rodrigo Corvalán was recorded as a valiant soldier who fought against the Moors in the conquest of Granada. His bravery earned him recognition from the monarchs Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon.

During the colonial era, the CORVALAN surname traveled across the Atlantic to the Americas, particularly to regions of present-day Mexico, Chile, and Argentina, as Spanish settlers and conquistadors established new territories. Notably, Francisco Corvalán, born in 1598 in Seville, Spain, was among the early Spanish colonists who ventured to the viceroyalty of Peru.

In the 19th century, José Antonio Corvalán y Lemus (1779-1860), a Chilean military officer and politician, played a significant role in the country's struggle for independence from Spanish rule. He served as the first President of the Governing Junta of Chile from 1811 to 1812.

Another prominent figure bearing this surname was the Argentine writer and journalist José Santos Corvalán (1834-1897), known for his literary works that depicted the life and culture of the gauchos, the nomadic horsemen of the Pampas region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Corvalán

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

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

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