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

Encinia, 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 Encinia surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Encinia in America

Encinia is the 43885th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Encinia surname appeared 491 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 Encinia.

We can also compare 2010 data for Encinia 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 Encinia

The surname Encinia originates from Spain, dating back to the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "encina," which means "evergreen oak" or "holm oak." This suggests that the name may have initially been associated with individuals who lived near groves of these trees or worked with the wood.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Encinia can be found in the "Libro de la Montería" (Book of the Hunt), a 14th-century manuscript commissioned by King Alfonso XI of Castile. The text mentions a place called "Encinia," which likely served as the basis for the surname.

During the 15th century, the name appears in various historical documents from the region of Extremadura, Spain. One notable figure was Pedro de Encinia, a prominent landowner and nobleman who lived in the town of Villanueva de la Serena in the late 1400s.

In the 16th century, the Encinia family established itself in the Americas as part of the Spanish colonization efforts. Juan de Encinia, born in 1532 in Seville, Spain, was among the first to settle in the region now known as Mexico. He went on to become a respected figure in the local government and landowner in the area around present-day Puebla.

Another notable individual was María de Encinia, born in 1612 in Cádiz, Spain. She was a member of a religious order and traveled to the Spanish colonies in South America, where she founded several convents and schools for indigenous populations in the late 17th century.

The surname Encinia has also been associated with various place names throughout Spain and Latin America. For example, there is a village called Encinas de Abajo in the province of Salamanca, and there are several towns and municipalities in Mexico, such as Encinas, Chihuahua, and Encinas, Jalisco, which may have derived their names from the surname or vice versa.

In more recent history, notable figures with the surname Encinia include José Encinia, a Spanish painter and sculptor from the late 19th century, and Alejandro Encinia, a Mexican writer and academic born in 1922 who published several works on Latin American literature and culture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Encinia

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

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

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