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

Delbosque, 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 Delbosque surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Delbosque in America

Delbosque is the 15080th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Delbosque surname appeared 1,956 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Delbosque.

We can also compare 2010 data for Delbosque 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 Delbosque

The surname Delbosque originates from Spain, dating back to the 13th century. It is a locational surname derived from the Spanish words "del" meaning "from" and "bosque" meaning "forest" or "woods". This suggests that the name was originally attributed to someone who lived near or worked in a forested area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the archives of the Kingdom of Aragon from the year 1285, where a person named Pedro Delbosque is mentioned as a landowner in the region of Zaragoza. The name was also present in the records of the Inquisition in Valencia during the 15th century.

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the Delbosque surname was Juan Delbosque (1510-1583), a Spanish explorer and navigator who participated in several expeditions to the Americas, including the exploration of the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida coast.

During the 17th century, a branch of the Delbosque family settled in the Spanish colonies of the Americas, particularly in Mexico and Peru. One member of this branch, Diego Delbosque (1625-1698), was a prominent landowner and cattle rancher in the region of Chihuahua, Mexico.

In the 18th century, the Delbosque name appeared in the records of the Spanish Inquisition in Mexico, where a María Delbosque (1720-1785) was accused of practicing witchcraft and later acquitted.

Another notable figure was Francisco Delbosque (1785-1862), a Spanish military officer who fought in the Peninsular War against the French invasion of Spain. He later served as a general in the Spanish Army and was awarded various military honors.

Throughout its history, the Delbosque surname has also been associated with various place names and locations, such as the town of Bosque de Béjar in the province of Salamanca, Spain, as well as the Bosque de Chapultepec in Mexico City.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Delbosque

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

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

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