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

Jacinto, 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 Jacinto surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jacinto in America

Jacinto is the 5572nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jacinto surname appeared 6,238 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Jacinto.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jacinto 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 Jacinto

The surname Jacinto has its origins in Spain and Portugal, where it is derived from the Spanish and Portuguese masculine given name Jacinto. This name ultimately traces its roots back to the Greek word 'hyakinthos,' which referred to the hyacinth flower.

The name was relatively common in medieval times, particularly in the Iberian Peninsula. One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Jacinto appears in a document from the Archivo Historico Nacional in Madrid, dated 1278, which mentions a certain Pedro Jacinto.

In the 15th century, the name Jacinto appears in records from the town of Guadix, in the province of Granada, Spain. A document from 1487 mentions a Francisco Jacinto, a landowner in the area.

The surname Jacinto also has a long history in Portugal. In the 16th century, a notable individual bearing this name was Diogo Jacinto, a Portuguese navigator and explorer who accompanied Vasco da Gama on his voyage to India in 1498.

Another noteworthy figure was Jerónimo Jacinto de Espinosa (1600-1667), a Spanish painter who was active in Valencia and is known for his religious works and portraits.

In the 17th century, the Jacinto surname can be found in records from the town of Arcos de la Frontera in Andalusia, Spain. A baptismal record from 1632 mentions a child named Juan Jacinto.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname Jacinto was Candido Maria Trevisan Jacinto (1718-1794), an Italian Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Milan from 1768 until his death.

Other notable individuals with the surname Jacinto include Manuel Jacinto da Silva (1799-1866), a Brazilian poet and journalist, and Jacinto Benavente (1866-1954), a Spanish playwright and Nobel laureate in literature.

While the surname Jacinto is not as common today as it once was, it remains a part of the rich cultural heritage of Spain, Portugal, and other regions influenced by the Iberian Peninsula.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jacinto

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

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

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