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

Estévane, 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 Estévane surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Estévane in America

Estévane is the 65964th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Estévane surname appeared 300 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 Estévane.

We can also compare 2010 data for Estévane 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 Estévane

The surname ESTEVANE has its origins in the Iberian Peninsula, specifically in the regions that now comprise modern-day Portugal and Spain. It is believed to have emerged during the Middle Ages, around the 12th or 13th century.

ESTEVANE is thought to be derived from the Medieval Galician-Portuguese or Old Spanish name Estevão or Esteban, which in turn traces its roots to the Latin name Stephanus. This Latin name is itself a Greek borrowing, stemming from the Greek name Stephanos, meaning "crown" or "wreath."

The earliest recorded instances of the ESTEVANE surname can be found in various historical documents from the Iberian Peninsula, such as municipal records, tax rolls, and land registers. One notable early reference is in the Tombo de Celanova, a cartulary (collection of charters) from the Galician monastery of Celanova, dating back to the 12th century.

In the 14th century, a prominent figure bearing the ESTEVANE surname was Pedro Estevane, a nobleman and military commander who served under King Ferdinand I of Portugal. Another notable historical figure was Juan Estevane, a Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the ESTEVANE surname gained further prominence, appearing in records from various regions of the Iberian Peninsula. One example is the Portuguese poet and playwright Gil Vicente, also known as Gil Estevane (c. 1465-c. 1536), considered the father of Portuguese theater.

Another notable individual was Hernando de Estevane, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 16th century. In the same period, there was also a Portuguese navigator named Lopo Estevane, who was involved in the exploration of the Brazilian coast.

The ESTEVANE surname has also been associated with various place names in the Iberian Peninsula, such as the town of Estevane in the Portuguese region of Beira Baixa, and the Spanish municipality of Esteban del Puerto in the province of Soria.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Estévane

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

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

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