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

Insua, 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 Insua surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Insua in America

Insua is the 63524th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Insua surname appeared 314 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 Insua.

We can also compare 2010 data for Insua 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 Insua

The surname Insua has its origins in Spain, specifically in the Galician region. It is believed to have emerged in the medieval period, around the 9th to 12th centuries. The name is derived from the Galician word "insua," which means "island" or "piece of land surrounded by water." This suggests that the earliest bearers of this surname may have lived on or near an island, or a place surrounded by water such as a river or a lake.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Insua can be found in the Tumbo Viejo de Lugo, a 12th-century cartulary from the Monastery of San Julián de Samos in Lugo, Galicia. This document contains references to individuals with the surname Insua, indicating that the name was already in use at that time.

In the 13th century, a noble family with the surname Insua was mentioned in the Libro de las Behetrías de Castilla, a legal document that recorded the ownership and rights over various towns and villages in the region of Castile. This suggests that the Insua family held a prominent position in Castilian society during that period.

One notable historical figure with the surname Insua was Juan de Insua, a Galician navigator and explorer who lived in the 16th century. He was part of the Spanish expeditions to the Americas and is believed to have participated in the conquest of Mexico under Hernán Cortés.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Fermín de Insua, a Spanish military officer and engineer who lived in the 18th century. He was involved in the construction of several fortifications and defensive structures in Spain and its colonies, including the Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, Florida.

In the 19th century, Waldo Insua was a notable Argentinian writer and journalist. He was born in Buenos Aires in 1865 and is best known for his novels and short stories that depicted the lives of the working class and the challenges faced by immigrants in Argentina.

Moving into the 20th century, José Insua Cabanas was a Spanish painter and sculptor from Galicia, born in 1907. He was known for his portraits and landscapes, and his work was exhibited in various galleries across Spain and Europe.

Finally, one of the most recent notable figures with the surname Insua is José Ramón Insua, a Spanish mathematician and statistician born in 1932. He made significant contributions to the fields of decision theory, game theory, and operations research, and was a professor at several prestigious universities in Spain and the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Insua

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

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

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