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

Gevara, 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 Gevara surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gevara in America

Gevara is the 51396th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gevara surname appeared 405 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 Gevara.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gevara 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 Gevara

The surname GEVARA is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Spanish word "cueva," meaning "cave," and may have initially referred to someone who lived in or near a cave or came from a place where caves were prominent.

The name GEVARA is sometimes spelled with variations such as Guevara or Gebara. It is found in historical records from regions like Basque Country, Navarre, and Castile in northern Spain. One of the earliest known references to the name comes from the 12th century, when a nobleman named Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, also known as El Cid, had a vassal named Guevara who fought alongside him.

In the 13th century, a branch of the Guevara family became lords of the town of Oñate in the Basque region. This led to the name being associated with the place name Oñate, and some members of the family adopted the surname Oñate-Guevara or Guevara-Oñate.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, several individuals with the surname GEVARA gained prominence in Spain and its colonies. These include Juan de Guevara (c. 1480-1545), a writer and courtier who served as a diplomat under Charles V, and Pedro de Guevara (c. 1540-1600), a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of the Philippines.

In the 17th century, José de Guevara (1619-1692) was a Spanish-born Catholic missionary who worked in New Spain (present-day Mexico) and helped establish missions and schools in various regions. Another notable figure was Juan de Guevara y Vasconcelos (1633-1718), a Spanish clergyman who served as Bishop of Puebla and later Archbishop of Mexico.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, individuals with the GEVARA surname continued to hold positions of importance in Spain and its colonies. One example is Nicolás de Guevara (1768-1840), a Spanish military officer and politician who served as Governor of several provinces in Venezuela and Colombia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gevara

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

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

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