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

Espiritusanto, 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 Espiritusanto surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Espiritusanto in America

Espiritusanto is the 81772nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Espiritusanto surname appeared 231 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 Espiritusanto.

We can also compare 2010 data for Espiritusanto 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 Espiritusanto

The surname ESPIRITUSANTO originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is a combination of the Spanish words "espiritu" meaning spirit and "santo" meaning holy or saint. The name likely referred to someone who lived near a church or religious site dedicated to the Holy Spirit.

One of the earliest known references to the name is in the 14th century Codex Calixtinus, a medieval manuscript that recorded the names of pilgrims traveling to the shrine of St. James in Santiago de Compostela. The name appears with various spellings such as "Espiritu Sancto" and "Espiritu Santo".

In the 16th century, there are records of an ESPIRITUSANTO family residing in the town of Caravaca de la Cruz, in the Murcia region of southeastern Spain. This town is known for its religious festival and the veneration of the "Santisima y Verdadera Cruz" (Holy and True Cross).

An early notable bearer of the name was Pedro ESPIRITUSANTO (1534-1597), a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and missionary who traveled to the Americas and worked among the indigenous populations of present-day Mexico and Guatemala.

During the Spanish colonization of the Americas, the ESPIRITUSANTO name spread to various regions of Latin America. In the 17th century, Juan ESPIRITUSANTO (1628-1711) was a prominent landowner and cattle rancher in the Pampas region of Argentina.

Another noteworthy individual was María ESPIRITUSANTO (1785-1863), a Venezuelan revolutionary who supported the independence movement led by Simón Bolívar. She provided shelter and aid to Bolívar's troops during the wars of independence.

In the 19th century, José ESPIRITUSANTO (1812-1879) was a renowned painter from Colombia, known for his religious artwork and portraits of notable figures from the country's independence era.

The name ESPIRITUSANTO has also been found in historical records from other Spanish-speaking regions, such as the Philippines, where it was likely introduced during the Spanish colonial period.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Espiritusanto

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

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

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