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

Gachupín, 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 Gachupín surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gachupín in America

Gachupín is the 56310th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gachupín surname appeared 363 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 Gachupín.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gachupín 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 Gachupín

The surname Gachupin originated in Mexico during the Spanish colonial period. It is derived from the Nahuatl word "gachupín," which was a derogatory term used by indigenous Mexicans to refer to peninsular Spaniards born in Spain who came to the New World. The term itself is thought to come from the Nahuatl phrase "cac chipini," meaning "stinky feet."

Gachupin was initially used to distinguish Spaniards born in Spain from those born in the colonies, known as "criollos." The name likely emerged as a way for locals to identify and mock the perceived arrogance and cultural superiority of the newly arrived Spaniards. It was a term that highlighted the cultural and linguistic differences between the colonizers and the colonized.

The earliest recorded use of the term "gachupin" dates back to the 16th century, shortly after the Spanish conquest of Mexico. It can be found in various historical documents and manuscripts from that time period, reflecting the tensions and cultural clashes between the Spanish colonizers and the indigenous population.

One notable historical figure who bore the surname Gachupin was Don Juan de Gachupin y Navarro, a Spanish military officer and governor of the Captaincy General of Guatemala in the late 17th century (1687-1692). Another was Pedro de Gachupin, a Spanish explorer and conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés during the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century.

Later, in the 18th century, the surname Gachupin appeared in the records of the Spanish Inquisition in Mexico, suggesting that some individuals had adopted the name, possibly as a way to embrace or reclaim the term. One such individual was Doña María Gachupin, who was accused of heresy and brought before the Inquisition in 1732.

It's also worth noting that the name Gachupin was sometimes used interchangeably with other derogatory terms for Spaniards, such as "chapetón" or "gachupín." These terms reflected the complex social and cultural dynamics of the colonial era in Mexico and the power dynamics between the colonizers and the colonized.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gachupín

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

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

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