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

Eredia, 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 Eredia surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eredia in America

Eredia is the 65424th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eredia surname appeared 303 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 Eredia.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eredia 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 Eredia

The surname EREDIA originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France. It likely derives from the Basque words "erre" meaning "burn" and "dia" meaning "it is," suggesting an ancestral occupation related to burning or charcoal production.

One of the earliest recorded examples of the name dates back to the 12th century in the Codex de Roda, a cartulary from the monastery of Santa María de Roda in Aragon. Here, a certain Lope Eredia is mentioned as a landowner in the village of Uncastillo.

During the 13th century, the Eredia family gained prominence as nobles in the Kingdom of Navarre. Juan Eredia (c. 1210-1283) served as a trusted advisor to King Thibault I and led military campaigns against the Moors in Andalusia.

In the 14th century, Pedro Eredia (c. 1320-1384) was a renowned navigator and explorer from the Basque region. He sailed to the Canary Islands and established settlements there on behalf of the Crown of Castile.

The name also appears in the Becerro de Bengoa, a 14th-century census of landowners in Álava. Various branches of the Eredia family held estates in villages like Eredia, Alegría, and Salvatierra.

During the 15th century, the surname spread to other parts of Spain and the Americas as the Eredia family participated in the Spanish colonization efforts. Miguel Eredia (c. 1450-1518) was a conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico.

Other notable individuals with this surname include Juan de Eredia (c. 1570-1635), a Spanish playwright and poet; Sebastián Eredia (c. 1610-1685), a Jesuit missionary who worked in New Spain; and María Eredia (c. 1680-1748), a landowner and philanthropist in Andalusia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eredia

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

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

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