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

Cristancho, 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 Cristancho surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cristancho in America

Cristancho is the 74826th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cristancho surname appeared 258 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 Cristancho.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cristancho 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 Cristancho

The surname Cristancho is of Spanish origin, originating in the region of Castile y León during the Middle Ages. The name is believed to be derived from the Spanish word "cristiano," meaning Christian, combined with the diminutive suffix "-cho," suggesting a possible connection to early Christian settlers or converts in the area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Cristancho can be found in the 14th century, when Juan Cristancho de Burgos was mentioned in a document from the city of Burgos, the historic capital of Castile. This suggests that the name may have its roots in or around this region.

In the 16th century, during the Spanish colonization of the Americas, several individuals bearing the Cristancho surname were documented in colonial records from present-day Colombia and Venezuela. This indicates that the name likely traveled across the Atlantic with Spanish settlers and conquistadors during this period.

A notable figure from this era was Pedro Cristancho, a Spanish conquistador who accompanied Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada on his expedition to the territory that would later become the New Kingdom of Granada (present-day Colombia) in the 1530s. Cristancho played a role in the conquest and subsequent settlement of the region.

Another individual of historical significance was Fray Juan de Cristancho, a Catholic friar and missionary who lived in the 17th century. He was part of the Franciscan order and worked to establish missions and convert indigenous populations to Christianity in what is now Venezuela.

In the 18th century, the Cristancho surname appeared in records from the region of Extremadura, Spain, with individuals such as Alonso Cristancho, a landowner and farmer from the town of Cáceres, born in 1714.

Moving into the 19th century, Miguel Cristancho, a Venezuelan military officer and politician, played a role in the Venezuelan War of Independence against Spanish colonial rule. He was born in 1789 and served under the leadership of Simón Bolívar.

Additionally, María Cristancho, a renowned Colombian writer and educator, made significant contributions to literature and education in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She was born in 1867 and wrote several novels and short stories that explored themes of social justice and the experiences of women in Colombian society.

These examples illustrate the historical presence of the Cristancho surname across different regions and time periods, with individuals from various walks of life, including military figures, religious leaders, writers, and landowners, bearing this name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cristancho

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

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

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