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

Irlanda, 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 Irlanda surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Irlanda in America

Irlanda is the 129825th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Irlanda surname appeared 131 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 Irlanda.

We can also compare 2010 data for Irlanda 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 Irlanda

The surname Irlanda is of Spanish origin, derived from the Spanish word for Ireland, "Irlanda." It is believed to have emerged in the late 15th or early 16th century, around the time of increased contact and trade between Spain and the British Isles.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Irlanda can be found in the archives of the Spanish Inquisition, where an individual named Juan de Irlanda was mentioned in records from 1492. This suggests that the name may have initially been adopted by individuals with some connection to Ireland, either through ancestry or travel.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname Irlanda began to appear more frequently in various Spanish records, particularly in areas with strong maritime and trade connections to the British Isles. For example, in the port city of Seville, several families bearing the Irlanda surname were documented in parish records and census documents from the 1600s.

Notable individuals with the surname Irlanda include Pedro de Irlanda, a Spanish navigator and explorer who accompanied Ferdinand Magellan on his famous circumnavigation of the globe in the early 16th century. Another notable figure was Miguel de Irlanda, a Spanish soldier and adventurer who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the 1520s.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Irlanda family settled in the Caribbean, establishing themselves in the Spanish colony of Puerto Rico. One prominent member of this branch was Juan de Irlanda y Tómas, a wealthy landowner and local official who lived in the city of San Juan in the late 1600s.

Moving into the 18th century, the surname Irlanda continued to be found throughout Spain and its colonies, with various individuals bearing the name appearing in military records, legal documents, and church registers. One notable figure from this period was Francisco de Irlanda, a Spanish naval officer and cartographer who produced detailed maps of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico in the 1760s.

Throughout its history, the surname Irlanda has maintained a strong connection to its Spanish and Irish roots, reflecting the cultural exchange and migration patterns between these two regions over several centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Irlanda

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

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

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