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

Landívar, 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 Landívar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Landívar in America

Landívar is the 58042nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Landívar surname appeared 350 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 Landívar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Landívar 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 Landívar

The surname Landivar has its origins in Spain, dating back to the medieval period. It is believed to have originated from the Spanish placename Landivar, which is a municipality located in the province of Álava in the Basque Country. The name is derived from the Basque words "landi," meaning "field," and "ibar," meaning "valley," indicating a settlement situated in a valley surrounded by fields.

One of the earliest documented references to the surname Landivar can be found in the medieval records of the Kingdom of Navarre, where a nobleman named Juan de Landivar is mentioned as a prominent figure in the 13th century. The name also appears in various historical manuscripts and records from the region, such as the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a 10th-century cartulary from the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain.

In the 15th century, a notable figure bearing the name Landivar was Sebastián de Landivar, a Spanish conquistador and explorer who participated in the conquest of Guatemala during the early Spanish colonial era. He is known for his contributions to the establishment of Spanish settlements in Central America.

During the 18th century, Rafael Landívar, a Jesuit priest and poet from Guatemala, gained recognition for his epic poem "Rusticatio Mexicana," which celebrated the natural beauty and indigenous cultures of Mexico and Central America. He was born in 1731 and died in 1793.

Another prominent individual with the surname Landivar was José Ignacio Víctor Landivar, a Guatemalan writer, historian, and politician who lived from 1813 to 1888. He is renowned for his historical works, including "Apuntes sobre la historia de Centro América," which provides valuable insights into the region's history during the 19th century.

Juan Landivar, a Spanish composer and music theorist from the late 15th and early 16th centuries, is also noteworthy. He contributed significantly to the development of Renaissance music theory with his treatise "Música práctica," published in 1495.

Throughout history, the surname Landivar has been associated with various notable figures from Spain and Latin America, reflecting its Spanish and Basque origins and its subsequent spread to the Americas during the colonial era.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Landívar

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

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

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