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

DeAnda, 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 DeAnda surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DeAnda in America

DeAnda is the 4126th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DeAnda surname appeared 8,600 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname DeAnda.

We can also compare 2010 data for DeAnda 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 DeAnda

The surname DEANDA is of Spanish origin, derived from the region of Andalusia in southern Spain. It dates back to the 8th century, during the Moorish occupation of the Iberian Peninsula. The name is believed to have originated from the Arabic phrase "dār al-andālus," which translates to "house of the Vandals," referring to the Vandal tribes that settled in the region after the fall of the Roman Empire.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name DEANDA can be found in the 12th century Cartulario de Eslonza, a collection of medieval documents from the monastery of Eslonza in León, Spain. The document mentions a landowner named Petrus de Anda, whose name likely evolved into the modern spelling DEANDA.

In the 15th century, the name DEANDA appeared in the Libro del Repartimiento, a record of land distribution in the newly conquered city of Málaga, Spain. This document lists several individuals with the surname DEANDA among the settlers who received land grants after the Christian reconquest of the city in 1487.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name DEANDA spread across the Spanish Empire, with notable individuals bearing the surname. One such person was Juan de Anda y Arévalo (1533-1602), a Spanish conquistador and explorer who participated in the conquest of the Philippines and served as the interim governor of the region from 1575 to 1576.

Another prominent figure was Tomás de Anda y Salazar (1676-1738), a Spanish military officer and governor of the Philippine Islands from 1737 to 1738. He played a crucial role in defending the islands against the British invasion during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

In the 19th century, the name DEANDA gained prominence in Mexico, with notable individuals such as Manuel de Anda y Velázquez (1805-1886), a Mexican diplomat and politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs during the Second Mexican Empire.

As the name DEANDA spread across different regions, various spelling variations emerged, including De Anda, Deanda, and D'Anda. These variations can be found in historical records and documents from various parts of the Spanish-speaking world, reflecting the diverse cultural and linguistic influences that shaped the name over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DeAnda

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

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

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