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

Duharte, 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 Duharte surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Duharte in America

Duharte is the 136449th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Duharte surname appeared 123 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 Duharte.

The history of the last name Duharte

The surname DUHARTE is of Spanish origin, tracing its roots back to the medieval era in the regions of Spain. It is believed to be a variant spelling of the more common Spanish surname "Duarte," which itself is derived from the given name Eduardo or Edward.

The earliest recorded instances of the DUHARTE surname can be found in historical documents from the 15th and 16th centuries in Spain. One notable example is the records of a nobleman named Juan DUHARTE, who was a military commander during the Reconquista period in the late 15th century.

Another early mention of the DUHARTE name is found in the chronicles of the Spanish conquest of the Americas, where a soldier named Pedro DUHARTE is listed as part of the expeditionary force that accompanied Hernán Cortés to Mexico in 1519.

As the Spanish Empire expanded across the Americas and the Caribbean, the DUHARTE surname began to spread to other regions, including present-day Mexico, Colombia, and Cuba. One prominent figure bearing this name was Diego DUHARTE, a Cuban-born military officer who fought in the Ten Years' War against Spanish colonial rule in the late 19th century.

In the realm of literature, a notable bearer of the DUHARTE surname was the Spanish writer and poet Joaquín DUHARTE y Crespo (1806-1877), whose works explored themes of love, nature, and patriotism.

Another individual of note was Mariano DUHARTE y Sola (1805-1891), a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as the Governor of the Mexican state of Guanajuato in the mid-19th century.

While the DUHARTE surname may have originated from the Spanish given name Eduardo, its evolution over centuries has given it a distinct identity and rich history within the Spanish-speaking world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Duharte

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

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 Duharte 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.

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

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