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

Febres, 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 Febres surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Febres in America

Febres is the 28408th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Febres surname appeared 840 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 Febres.

We can also compare 2010 data for Febres 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 Febres

The surname Febres originated in Spain during the medieval period, specifically in the regions of Castile and Aragon. It is derived from the Latin word "februarius," which means "pertaining to the month of February." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as a nickname or descriptive name to someone born or associated with events occurring in that month.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Febres can be found in the Becerro de Behetrias, a 14th-century Castilian manuscript that documented the villages and towns that were part of the royal domain. This document mentions individuals with the surname Febres residing in various locations within the Kingdom of Castile.

In the 15th century, the name appears in several historical records, including the Libro de Armeria, a Spanish heraldic manuscript. This suggests that by this time, the Febres family had established themselves as part of the nobility or gentry.

During the 16th century, the name Febres gained prominence with the birth of Pedro Fernandez de Febres (1516-1597), a Spanish conquistador and explorer who participated in the conquest of Chile. His exploits and contributions to the Spanish colonization efforts in the Americas helped to spread the Febres name across the Spanish colonies.

Another notable figure was Juan de Febres Cordero (1768-1839), a Venezuelan military officer and politician who played a significant role in the Venezuelan War of Independence. He served as a general under Simón Bolívar and later became the President of Venezuela from 1837 to 1839.

In the 19th century, Félix Febres-Cordero y Quintero (1835-1910) was a prominent Venezuelan lawyer, writer, and politician. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and was a member of the Venezuelan Academy of Language.

The name Febres has also been associated with various places and regions, such as Febres in the province of Toledo, Spain, and Febres in the state of Mérida, Venezuela, which was likely named after a person with the surname.

Throughout its history, the Febres surname has been spelled in various ways, including Febres, Febre, Fèvres, and Fèbres, reflecting regional linguistic variations and scribal practices of the time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Febres

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

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

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