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

Huidobro, 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 Huidobro surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Huidobro in America

Huidobro is the 126765th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Huidobro surname appeared 135 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 Huidobro.

The history of the last name Huidobro

The surname Huidobro has its origins in the Basque Country, a region straddling the border between France and Spain. The name is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, perhaps as early as the 11th or 12th century.

Huidobro is thought to be derived from the Basque words "hiri" meaning "town" and "obro" meaning "work" or "labor." This suggests the name may have originally referred to someone who worked in a town or was associated with a particular trade or occupation within an urban setting.

The earliest recorded instances of the name appear in various documents and records from the Basque region. For example, a Sancho Huidobro is mentioned in a charter from the village of Gordejuela in the province of Vizcaya, dated 1258.

Over the centuries, the name has been spelled in various ways, including Huidobro, Huidobro, Huidobro, and Huidobro. These variations likely reflect regional dialects and shifts in spelling conventions over time.

One notable individual bearing this surname was Pedro Huidobro y Molard (1784-1853), a Spanish military officer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Spain in 1847. Another was Vincente Huidobro (1893-1948), a Chilean poet and founder of the Creacionismo literary movement, considered one of the key figures in the avant-garde poetry of the early 20th century.

Other historical figures with the Huidobro name include Juan Huidobro (1615-1688), a Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary who worked in the Philippines, and Alonso de Huidobro (1556-1619), a Spanish military engineer and architect who designed fortifications in the Netherlands and Spain.

In the United States, one of the earliest recorded instances of the name is that of Francisco Huidobro, who arrived in New Mexico in the late 18th century and was involved in the establishment of the town of Los Lunas.

While the Huidobro surname is not among the most common, it has a long and rich history, particularly in the Basque region and Spain, where it can be traced back to the Middle Ages.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Huidobro

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

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 Huidobro 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.

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

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