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

Ebora, 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 Ebora surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ebora in America

Ebora is the 139228th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ebora surname appeared 120 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 Ebora.

The history of the last name Ebora

The surname Ebora has its origins in Spain, dating back to the medieval period. It is believed to be derived from the ancient Roman city of Ebora, now known as Évora, located in the Alentejo region of southern Portugal. This city was an important center during the Roman era and played a significant role in the history of the Iberian Peninsula.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Ebora can be found in historical documents from the 13th and 14th centuries in the regions of Andalusia and Extremadura, Spain. These regions were once part of the Moorish kingdom of Al-Andalus, and it is likely that the name originated from a family or individual who had ties to the city of Évora during the reconquista, the period of Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula.

One notable historical reference to the surname Ebora can be found in the Repartimiento de Sevilla, a manuscript from the 13th century that documented the distribution of land and property in Seville after its conquest by the Christian forces. This document mentions several individuals with the surname Ebora, suggesting that they were among the settlers or soldiers who participated in the reconquest of the region.

Among the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Ebora were Juan de Ebora (c. 1280-1345), a prominent jurist and legal scholar from Seville, and Álvaro de Ebora (c. 1310-1375), a renowned architect who contributed to the construction of several notable buildings in Córdoba and Seville.

Another notable figure was Gonzalo de Ebora (c. 1420-1490), a navigator and explorer who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493. Ebora played a crucial role in the exploration and mapping of the Caribbean islands during this expedition.

In the 16th century, a branch of the Ebora family settled in the Spanish colonial territories of New Spain (present-day Mexico). One prominent member was Diego de Ebora (c. 1540-1610), a wealthy landowner and rancher who established several haciendas in the region of Puebla.

Throughout the centuries, the surname Ebora has been associated with various place names and locations, reflecting the family's migrations and settlements. For instance, the town of Villanueva de la Ebora in Extremadura, Spain, is believed to have been named after a branch of the Ebora family who resided there.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ebora

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

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

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