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

Hufana, 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 Hufana surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hufana in America

Hufana is the 73666th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hufana surname appeared 263 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 Hufana.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hufana 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 Hufana

The surname Hufana is believed to have originated in the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago located off the northwestern coast of Africa. Its roots can be traced back to the late 15th and early 16th centuries, when the Canary Islands were colonized by Spanish settlers.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Hufana can be found in the chronicles of the Spanish conquest of the Canary Islands. It is believed to have been derived from the Guanche language, which was spoken by the indigenous inhabitants of the islands before the Spanish arrival. The name may have been a reference to a geographic feature or a place name in the region.

In the 16th century, the Hufana name appears in several historical documents and records related to the Spanish colonization of the Canary Islands. One notable individual from this period is Diego Hufana, who was born around 1520 and served as a local official in the town of La Orotava, Tenerife.

As the Spanish empire expanded, the Hufana name began to spread to other territories and regions. In the 17th century, there are records of individuals bearing this surname in various parts of the Spanish Americas, particularly in Mexico and the Caribbean.

One of the earliest known individuals with the Hufana surname in the New World was Juan Hufana, who was born in Tenerife around 1635 and later emigrated to Cuba. He established a successful plantation on the island and played a role in the development of the local agricultural industry.

In the 18th century, the Hufana name appears in historical records from Puerto Rico, where several members of the family were involved in the island's governance and military affairs. One notable figure was Captain Pedro Hufana (1725-1798), who served in the Spanish colonial forces and participated in the defense of the island against foreign invasions.

As the centuries passed, the Hufana surname continued to spread and evolve, with various branches of the family establishing themselves in different parts of the world. However, its roots can be traced back to the Canary Islands, where the name has a rich and fascinating history that spans several centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hufana

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

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

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