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

DeAquino, 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 DeAquino surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DeAquino in America

DeAquino is the 47272nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DeAquino surname appeared 449 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 DeAquino.

We can also compare 2010 data for DeAquino 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 DeAquino

The surname DEAQUINO originated in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period, which lasted from the 16th to the 19th centuries. It is a patronymic name, derived from the Spanish personal name "Aquino," which itself is believed to have originated from the Latin word "aqua," meaning water. This suggests that the name may have referred to someone who lived near a body of water or had some association with water-related activities.

The prefix "de" in DEAQUINO is a common Spanish preposition meaning "of" or "from," indicating that the name likely referred to someone who was "of" or "from" the family or place associated with the name Aquino. This naming convention was common practice among Spanish colonizers, who often combined Spanish surnames with local or indigenous names or place names.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name DEAQUINO can be found in the Catalogo Alfabetico de Apellidos, a document compiled by the Spanish colonial government in the Philippines during the 19th century. This document served as a registry of surnames assigned to Filipino families during the Spanish colonial period.

Historically, the name DEAQUINO has been associated with several notable individuals, including Benigno Aquino Jr. (1932-1983), a Filipino politician and prominent opposition leader during the Marcos regime, who was assassinated upon his return to the Philippines after years of exile. His wife, Corazon Aquino (1933-2009), became the 11th President of the Philippines after leading the People Power Revolution that ousted Ferdinand Marcos in 1986.

Another notable figure with the surname DEAQUINO was Servillano Aquino (1874-1959), a Filipino general and revolutionary leader who played a significant role in the Philippine Revolution against Spanish colonial rule in the late 19th century.

In the field of literature, Francisco Balagtas (1788-1862), also known as Francisco Baltazar or Francisco Deaquino, was a prominent Filipino poet and playwright during the Spanish colonial era. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest literary figures in Filipino history.

The name DEAQUINO has also been associated with various places and geographical features in the Philippines, such as the Aquino Municipality in the province of Tarlac, and the Aquino River, which flows through the provinces of Tarlac and Pangasinan.

While the surname DEAQUINO has its roots in the Philippines, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora communities. However, its historical origins and significance remain deeply rooted in the cultural and political history of the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DeAquino

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

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

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