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

Delahoya, 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 Delahoya surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Delahoya in America

Delahoya is the 33280th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Delahoya surname appeared 687 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 Delahoya.

We can also compare 2010 data for Delahoya 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 Delahoya

The surname Delahoya originates from Spain and is derived from the phrase "de la hoya," which means "of the hollow" or "of the valley" in Spanish. This suggests that the name likely originated from a specific geographic location or region in Spain where the original bearer resided.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Delahoya date back to the late 15th century and early 16th century in various Spanish historical records and documents. One notable example is Juan Delahoya, a Spanish soldier who fought in the Conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 1500s.

Another early record of the name can be found in the 1594 census of Seville, Spain, which lists several families with the surname Delahoya residing in the city at that time. This indicates that the name had already been well-established in certain regions of Spain by the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the surname Delahoya began to appear in various Spanish colonial records, particularly in areas of Mexico and the southwestern United States. This suggests that individuals with this surname were among the early Spanish settlers and explorers who ventured into the New World during this period.

One notable figure from this era was Sebastián Delahoya, a Spanish explorer and cartographer who was active in the late 17th century. He is known for his detailed maps and surveys of the Gulf of California region, which were instrumental in the exploration and settlement of that area.

As the centuries progressed, the surname Delahoya continued to spread throughout Spain and its former colonial territories. In the 19th century, José María Delahoya was a prominent Mexican politician and military leader who played a significant role in the Mexican-American War and the Reform War in Mexico.

Other notable individuals with the surname Delahoya include Manuel Delahoya, a Spanish painter who lived in the late 19th century and was known for his landscapes and portraiture, and Enrique Delahoya, a Mexican writer and poet who was active in the early 20th century and contributed significantly to the literary movement of that era.

Overall, the surname Delahoya has a rich historical lineage that can be traced back to its Spanish origins and has been carried by individuals from various walks of life throughout the centuries, including explorers, soldiers, politicians, artists, and writers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Delahoya

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

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

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