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

Dovalina, 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 Dovalina surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dovalina in America

Dovalina is the 51176th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dovalina surname appeared 407 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 Dovalina.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dovalina 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 Dovalina

The surname Dovalina originated from Spain, specifically in the northern regions of the country. It first emerged during the Middle Ages, around the 12th or 13th century. The name is believed to be derived from the Spanish word "doval," which means a small valley or hollow.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Dovalina surname can be found in the Cartulario de Santa María de Aguilar de Campoo, a medieval document from the Palencia region of Spain, dated around 1220. This suggests that the name was in use in the area during that time period.

In the 15th century, a family with the surname Dovalina was mentioned in various records from the town of Santillana del Mar, located in the present-day autonomous community of Cantabria. This indicates that the name had spread to different parts of northern Spain by that point.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, several notable individuals with the Dovalina surname emerged. One such person was Juan de Dovalina, a Spanish writer and poet who lived in the late 16th century. Another was Francisco de Dovalina, a soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of New Spain (present-day Mexico) in the early 17th century.

In the 18th century, a branch of the Dovalina family settled in the region of Asturias, where they were involved in local politics and government. One prominent figure from this period was Pedro Dovalina y Castañón, who served as the mayor of the town of Oviedo in the late 1700s.

As the centuries progressed, the Dovalina surname continued to appear in various historical records and documents across Spain. In the 19th century, a notable individual with this surname was María Dovalina, a Spanish novelist and writer who was born in 1826 and died in 1896.

Another significant figure was José Dovalina, a Spanish military officer and politician who lived from 1838 to 1912. He served as a general in the Spanish army and held several political positions, including a seat in the Congress of Deputies.

While the surname Dovalina has its roots in Spain, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly to Latin American countries with strong Spanish influences, such as Mexico and parts of the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dovalina

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

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

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