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

Jacintho, 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 Jacintho surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jacintho in America

Jacintho is the 96799th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jacintho surname appeared 188 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 Jacintho.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jacintho 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 Jacintho

The surname JACINTHO has its origins in Portugal, tracing back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Portuguese name Jacinto, which in turn comes from the Latin word "hyacinthus," meaning the hyacinth flower. This floral connection suggests that the name may have initially been associated with those who cultivated or traded in hyacinth flowers.

The earliest known record of the JACINTHO surname appears in a 1587 manuscript from the Algarve region of southern Portugal, where a landowner named Rui Jacintho is mentioned. This indicates that the name had already established itself in that area by the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the JACINTHO name can be found in various documents from the northern Portuguese region of Minho, suggesting its spread across the country. One notable bearer was Frei João Jacintho, a Franciscan friar born in 1623 who became known for his writings on theology and philosophy.

As Portuguese explorers and settlers ventured to other parts of the world, the JACINTHO surname traveled with them. In the 18th century, records show individuals with this surname living in Portuguese colonies such as Brazil and Goa, India. One example is Manuel Jacintho Nogueira de Gama, a Portuguese-Brazilian colonial administrator born in 1765 who served as the governor of Rio Grande do Sul in the early 19th century.

The 19th century saw the JACINTHO name appear in other parts of the world, likely due to Portuguese migration. For instance, Joaquim Jacintho Dias, a Portuguese-born writer and journalist, lived in Macau from 1860 to 1890, where he worked as a newspaper editor and published several works on local history and culture.

Another notable bearer of the JACINTHO surname was José Jacintho Rebelo, a Portuguese politician and writer born in 1820. He served as a member of the Portuguese parliament and wrote extensively on philosophical and political topics, contributing to the intellectual discourse of his time.

While the JACINTHO surname has Portuguese roots, it has since spread to various countries and regions, carried by individuals of Portuguese descent or those who adopted the name through marriage or other circumstances.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jacintho

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

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

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