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

Lanzas, 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 Lanzas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lanzas in America

Lanzas is the 58876th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lanzas surname appeared 344 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 Lanzas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lanzas 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 Lanzas

The surname Lanzas originates from Spain and has its roots in the Spanish word "lanza," which means "lance" or "spear." This suggests that the name may have originally been an occupational surname for a soldier or someone skilled in using a lance or spear.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Lanzas can be traced back to the 14th century in various regions of Spain, such as Andalusia, Castile, and Aragon. It is believed that the name may have been derived from a place name, such as the town of Lanzas in the province of Soria, or it could have been used to describe someone who lived near a place where lances were manufactured or used.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the Lanzas surname appears in several historical records and documents, particularly those related to military campaigns and conquests. One notable figure was Juan de Lanzas, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 16th century.

In the 17th century, the Lanzas family produced several prominent figures, including Diego de Lanzas y Vergara, a Spanish military officer and governor of the Philippines from 1624 to 1632. Another notable individual was Pedro de Lanzas, a Spanish painter and engraver who lived in the late 17th century and was known for his religious artworks.

As the centuries passed, the Lanzas surname spread throughout Spain and its territories, with some branches eventually settling in other parts of Europe and the Americas. One notable figure from the 19th century was Mariano Lanzas y Galindo, a Spanish politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Spain in the 1860s.

In the 20th century, the Lanzas surname continued to be prominent, with individuals such as José Lanzas Mejía, a Guatemalan writer and journalist who was active in the mid-20th century, and Emilio Lanzas López, a Spanish composer and conductor born in 1928 who contributed to the classical music scene in Spain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lanzas

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

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

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