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

Illescas, 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 Illescas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Illescas in America

Illescas is the 22573rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Illescas surname appeared 1,138 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 Illescas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Illescas 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 Illescas

The surname Illescas originates from Spain, specifically from the region of Castilla-La Mancha. It is derived from the town of Illescas, located in the province of Toledo. The name can be traced back to the 12th century, when the town was known as Illescas.

Illescas was an important town during the Middle Ages, as it was located along the Camino de Santiago, a popular pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. This may have contributed to the spread of the surname across Spain and other parts of Europe.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Illescas can be found in the Libro de la Montería, a hunting treatise written in the 14th century during the reign of King Alfonso XI of Castile. The book mentions a person named Garci Illescas, who was likely from the town of Illescas.

In the 16th century, a prominent figure with the surname Illescas was Gonzalo Illescas, a historian and theologian born in Dueñas, Palencia, around 1500. He is known for his work Historia Pontifical y Católica, a chronicle of the popes and the Catholic Church.

Another notable bearer of the surname was Juan Illescas, a Spanish painter active in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was known for his religious paintings and worked in the Baroque style.

In the 17th century, Diego de Illescas y Andrade was a Spanish nobleman and military officer who served in the Spanish Army during the Thirty Years' War. He was born in Seville in 1592 and died in 1660.

During the 18th century, Bárbara María Illescas was a Spanish writer and poet from Madrid. She was born in 1723 and gained recognition for her literary works, including poetry and plays.

In the 19th century, Joaquín Illescas y Molinet was a Spanish politician and lawyer born in Seville in 1803. He served as a member of the Spanish parliament and was involved in various political movements during his lifetime.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Illescas

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

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

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