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

Iniestra, 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 Iniestra surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Iniestra in America

Iniestra is the 88020th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Iniestra surname appeared 211 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 Iniestra.

We can also compare 2010 data for Iniestra 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 Iniestra

The surname INIESTRA has its origins in Spain, dating back to the medieval period. It is believed to be derived from the Spanish word "infiesta," which means "festivity" or "celebration." This suggests that the name may have been bestowed upon someone who was associated with organizing or participating in festivities or events.

The earliest known records of the INIESTRA surname can be traced back to the 13th century in the region of Castile, located in central Spain. Some of the earliest documented individuals with this surname include Juan Iniestra, a landowner in the town of Segovia in the late 13th century, and Rodrigo Iniestra, a soldier who fought in the Reconquista against the Moors in the 14th century.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the INIESTRA name appeared in various historical records and manuscripts, particularly in the regions of Andalusia and Extremadura in southern Spain. One notable figure was Alonso Iniestra (1460-1532), a prominent lawyer and judge who served in the court of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile.

As the Spanish Empire expanded across the Americas in the 16th and 17th centuries, some individuals bearing the INIESTRA surname migrated to the New World. In 1587, Pedro Iniestra was among the early settlers in the city of Santa Fe, present-day New Mexico, which was then part of the Spanish colonial territory of New Spain.

Another prominent individual with the INIESTRA surname was José Iniestra y Antillón (1742-1811), a Spanish naval officer and cartographer who played a crucial role in mapping the coastlines of South America and the Pacific Ocean during the late 18th century.

In the 19th century, the INIESTRA name gained recognition through the works of the Spanish writer and playwright Juan Iniestra Zumárraga (1810-1878), who was known for his comedic plays and contributions to the development of Spanish theater.

Other notable individuals with the INIESTRA surname include Manuel Iniestra Vizcaíno (1854-1926), a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Spanish Guinea (present-day Equatorial Guinea) from 1904 to 1909, and María Iniestra Fernández (1888-1972), a Spanish feminist and activist who fought for women's rights and social reforms in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Iniestra

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

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

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