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

DeLopez, 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 DeLopez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DeLopez in America

DeLopez is the 73464th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DeLopez surname appeared 264 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 DeLopez.

We can also compare 2010 data for DeLopez 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 DeLopez

The surname DELOPEZ is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is a combination of the Spanish preposition "de" meaning "from" and the word "Lopez," which was a common patronymic surname derived from the personal name Lope. Lope was a medieval Spanish variant of the name Lupus, which means "wolf" in Latin.

The name DELOPEZ likely emerged as a way to distinguish individuals from a particular place or region associated with someone named Lope or Lopez. It was common during this time for surnames to be formed by combining a preposition like "de" with a place name or a patronymic surname.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name DELOPEZ can be found in the Becerro de Behetrías, a medieval census document from the 14th century that recorded information about landowners and their properties in the regions of Castile and León.

In the 15th century, a notable figure with the surname DELOPEZ was Alonso de Lopez, a Spanish soldier and explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expeditions to the Americas. He participated in the conquest of Mexico and is mentioned in several historical accounts from that time.

Another prominent individual with the name DELOPEZ was Juan de Lopez, a 16th-century Spanish painter and sculptor who worked in the Renaissance style. Some of his works can still be found in churches and museums across Spain.

In the 17th century, there was a Spanish playwright named Francisco de Lopez who wrote several comedies and dramas that were performed in Madrid and other parts of Spain.

During the 18th century, a notable figure with the surname DELOPEZ was Miguel de Lopez, a Spanish military officer who served in the Spanish army and participated in various campaigns and battles against the French during the Napoleonic Wars.

As the name DELOPEZ spread throughout Spain and its territories, variations in spelling and pronunciation emerged, such as Delopez, Delopes, and Delopeç. Some of these variations may have been influenced by regional dialects or the incorporation of other place names or patronymics into the surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DeLopez

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

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

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