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

Fuenmayor, 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 Fuenmayor surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fuenmayor in America

Fuenmayor is the 79598th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fuenmayor surname appeared 239 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 Fuenmayor.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fuenmayor 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 Fuenmayor

The surname FUENMAYOR has its origins in Spain during the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish words "fuente" meaning fountain or spring, and "mayor" meaning larger or greater. This suggests the name may have referred to someone who lived near a larger or more prominent source of water.

The earliest recorded example of the FUENMAYOR surname dates back to the 13th century in Castile, Spain. It appears in documents from the town of Fuentemayor, which likely contributed to the name's origins. Fuentemayor was a small village near the city of Logroño in the La Rioja region.

In the 15th century, records show a Juan de FUENMAYOR who was a soldier and nobleman in the service of King Juan II of Castile and León. He fought in battles against the Moors and was rewarded with land grants for his loyalty.

During the Spanish Inquisition in the late 15th century, records mention a Francisco FUENMAYOR who was tried and persecuted for allegedly practicing Judaism in secret. He managed to escape prosecution by converting to Catholicism.

María FUENMAYOR was a notable figure in the 16th century, recognized for her charitable work in establishing shelters and orphanages in Seville, Spain. She was born in 1512 and passed away in 1589.

In the 17th century, Pedro FUENMAYOR (1603-1677) was a Spanish explorer and navigator who traveled to the Americas and helped map parts of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico coastlines for the Spanish crown.

One of the most famous bearers of the FUENMAYOR name was José María FUENMAYOR (1785-1859), a Venezuelan military officer and politician who fought in the Venezuelan War of Independence against Spanish colonial rule alongside Simón Bolívar.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fuenmayor

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

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

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