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

Jaimes, 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 Jaimes surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jaimes in America

Jaimes is the 2050th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jaimes surname appeared 17,573 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 6 people would have the surname Jaimes.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jaimes 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 Jaimes

The surname Jaimes is of Spanish origin, derived from the given name Jaime, which is the Spanish form of the name James. The name James itself is derived from the Hebrew name Jacob, meaning "supplanter" or "one who follows."

Jaimes is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally formed by adding a suffix indicating "son of" to the given name Jaime. This practice of forming surnames from a father's given name was common in Spain and other parts of the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Jaimes can be found in medieval Spanish documents from the 13th and 14th centuries, particularly in regions such as Castile, Aragon, and Andalusia. Some variations in spelling, such as Xaimes or Xaymes, were also used during this time period.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname Jaimes was Pedro Jaimes, a nobleman and military commander who served under King Alfonso X of Castile in the 13th century. He is mentioned in several chronicles from that era for his role in the Reconquista, the centuries-long struggle to drive the Moors out of the Iberian Peninsula.

Another notable figure was Juan Jaimes de Ayala, a Spanish explorer and conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in the early 16th century. He is credited with being one of the first Europeans to set foot on the island of Cozumel, off the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula.

In the 17th century, a prominent figure with the surname Jaimes was Diego Jaimes de Mendoza, a Spanish poet and playwright who was part of the literary movement known as the Spanish Golden Age. He was born in 1583 in Madrid and is best known for his plays, which were influential in the development of Spanish theater.

During the 18th century, José Jaimes de Arellano was a Spanish military engineer and architect who oversaw the construction of several important fortifications in the Americas, including the Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, Florida, which is now a national monument.

In the 19th century, one notable bearer of the surname Jaimes was Mariano Jaimes, a Mexican general and politician who played a significant role in the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848. He was born in 1809 and served as governor of the state of Nuevo León from 1849 to 1853.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jaimes

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

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

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