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

Hueso, 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 Hueso surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hueso in America

Hueso is the 48530th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hueso surname appeared 435 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 Hueso.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hueso 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 Hueso

The surname "HUESO" originated in Spain during the late medieval period, deriving from the Spanish word "hueso" meaning "bone". It was likely an occupational name for someone who worked with bones, such as a bone-carver or a surgeon.

The name first appeared in records from the Kingdom of Aragon in the 13th century. One of the earliest recorded examples was Juan Hueso, a bone-carver from Zaragoza who was mentioned in a guild registry from 1284.

In the 15th century, the name appeared in various parts of Spain, including Catalonia and Andalusia. Some variations in spelling included Huesso and Gueso. The name was also found in the Balearic Islands, where it was sometimes spelled Huesso or Ueso.

One notable bearer of the name was Pedro Hueso (1480-1546), a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés. He was granted an encomienda (land grant) in the Valle de Toluca region for his services.

Another historical figure with this surname was Fray Juan Hueso (1520-1588), a Spanish Dominican friar who served as a missionary in the Philippines and helped establish the first Catholic churches in the archipelago.

In the 17th century, the name appeared in various records from New Spain (colonial Mexico), as some bearers of the name had migrated to the Americas. For example, Diego Hueso (1635-1701) was a landowner and cattle rancher in the region of Nuevo León.

During the 18th century, the surname was found in Cuba, where it was sometimes spelled Huesso or Gueso. One notable bearer was José Hueso (1742-1810), a Cuban military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War as part of the Spanish forces supporting the American colonists.

In the 19th century, the name appeared in various parts of Latin America, including Argentina and Chile, as Spanish immigrants brought the name with them to the New World.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hueso

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

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

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