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

Lanzot, 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 Lanzot surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lanzot in America

Lanzot is the 141140th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lanzot surname appeared 118 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 Lanzot.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lanzot 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 Lanzot

The surname LANZOT has its origins in the Iberian Peninsula, specifically in the regions of Aragon and Catalonia in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It emerged during the Middle Ages, likely in the 11th or 12th century. The name is believed to be derived from the Old Catalan word "lansa," meaning "lance" or "spear," suggesting a connection to military or knightly origins.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name LANZOT can be found in the "Llibre del Repartiment," a medieval document detailing the distribution of lands and properties in the Kingdom of Valencia after the Reconquista. This document, dated around 1238, mentions individuals with the surname LANZOT who were granted lands in the newly conquered territories.

The LANZOT surname also appears in various historical records from the 13th and 14th centuries in the region of Aragon. One notable example is Pedro LANZOT, a nobleman and military commander who fought in the Aragonese Crusade against the Moorish kingdoms in the late 13th century.

During the 15th century, the LANZOT surname spread to other parts of Spain, particularly Castile and Andalusia, as families migrated and settled in different regions. Juan LANZOT, a merchant from Zaragoza, is recorded as having established a trading business in Seville in the mid-1400s.

In the 16th century, the LANZOT surname gained prominence with the exploits of Hernando LANZOT, a Spanish conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico. Hernando LANZOT played a significant role in the fall of the Aztec Empire and later received land grants in New Spain (modern-day Mexico) for his services.

Another notable individual with the LANZOT surname was María LANZOT, a 17th-century poet and writer from Valencia. Her work, "Rimas Sagradas," published in 1668, gained recognition for its religious themes and lyrical style.

As the LANZOT surname spread throughout Spain and its territories, it also found its way to other parts of Europe and the Americas through migration and colonization. In the 19th century, Francisco LANZOT, a Spanish immigrant to Argentina, became a prominent landowner and rancher in the province of Buenos Aires.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lanzot

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

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

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