Cudiamat last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Cudiamat

A very rare surname potentially derived from a misspelled or foreign variant of the word "commander".

Cudiamat, 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 Cudiamat surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cudiamat in America

Cudiamat is the 102197th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cudiamat surname appeared 176 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 Cudiamat.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cudiamat 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.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 102197 123314 -18.73%
Count 176 129 30.82%
Proportion per 100k 0.06 0.05 18.18%

The history of the last name Cudiamat

The surname CUDIAMAT originates from the region of Galicia, located in the northwestern corner of Spain. It is believed to have its roots in the early medieval era, around the 8th or 9th century CE. The name may be derived from the Old Spanish words "cudia" meaning "court" and "mat" possibly referring to a mat or carpet maker who worked for a noble household or court.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the CUDIAMAT name can be found in a document from the Monastery of San Salvador de Celanova, dated around 1120 CE. This document mentions a landowner named Rodrigo CUDIAMAT who had donated property to the monastery. Another early reference comes from the Cartulario de Sobrado, a collection of medieval charters from the Monastery of Sobrado dos Monxes, where a certain Pedro CUDIAMAT is listed as a witness in a document from 1185 CE.

In the 13th century, the CUDIAMAT name appears to have spread to other parts of the Iberian Peninsula, including Portugal. A notable figure from this period was Fernán CUDIAMAT, a knight who served under King Alfonso X of Castile and León (1252-1284 CE). He is mentioned in several royal chronicles for his participation in the Reconquista campaigns against the Moors.

During the 15th century, the CUDIAMAT surname can be found in records from the city of Seville, where a family of that name resided. One member, Diego CUDIAMAT (c. 1420-1492), was a successful merchant who traded in silk and spices imported from the Mediterranean and the Middle East.

As the centuries progressed, the CUDIAMAT name continued to be present in various parts of Spain and Portugal. Notable individuals include:

  1. Alonso CUDIAMAT (1564-1638), a Spanish playwright and poet from Madrid, renowned for his works in the Golden Age of Spanish literature.
  2. Beatriz CUDIAMAT (c. 1590-1670), a Portuguese noblewoman and patron of the arts, known for her support of artists and writers in Lisbon during the reign of King John IV.
  3. Francisco CUDIAMAT (1712-1789), a Spanish military officer who served in the Spanish Army during the War of the Quadruple Alliance (1718-1720) and the War of the Polish Succession (1733-1738).
  4. Joaquim CUDIAMAT (1825-1891), a Portuguese architect and urban planner, responsible for the design of several important buildings and public spaces in Lisbon and Porto.
  5. Emilia CUDIAMAT (1878-1962), a Spanish painter and sculptor, known for her works in the Impressionist and Modernist styles, actively exhibiting in Madrid and Barcelona during the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cudiamat

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

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 Cudiamat was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 3.98% 7
Non-Hispanic Black Only 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only 90.34% 159
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races 2.84% 5
Hispanic Origin (S)% (S)

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 Cudiamat has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 3.98% 6.20% -43.61%
Black 0.00% (S)% (S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander 90.34% 84.50% 6.68%
American Indian and Alaskan Native (S)% 0.00% (S)%
Two or More Races 2.84% 6.98% -84.32%
Hispanic (S)% (S)% (S)%

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

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