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

Laramartinez, 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 Laramartinez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Laramartinez in America

Laramartinez is the 117480th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Laramartinez surname appeared 148 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 Laramartinez.

The history of the last name Laramartinez

The surname LARAMARTINEZ is believed to have originated in Spain, likely during the medieval period. It is a compound surname formed by combining the elements "Lara" and "Martinez."

The first part, "Lara," is derived from a place name referring to the town of Lara, located in the province of Burgos, in northern Spain. This place name has its roots in the Basque language, where "lara" means "meadow" or "field." The Lara family was a prominent noble lineage in medieval Spain, and their name became associated with the region.

The second part, "Martinez," is a patronymic surname, meaning "son of Martin." It originated as a way to identify the offspring of a person named Martin, a common given name derived from the Roman name Martinus, which was associated with the god Mars.

One of the earliest recorded examples of the LARAMARTINEZ surname dates back to the 13th century. In 1268, a document from the monastery of San Salvador de Oña in Burgos mentions a nobleman named Rodrigo Lara Martinez.

During the Reconquista, the period when Christian kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula fought to reclaim territory from the Moors, several notable individuals bore the LARAMARTINEZ name. These include Diego Lara Martinez, a military leader who participated in the conquest of Valencia in the 13th century, and Fernán Lara Martinez, a knight who fought alongside King Ferdinand III of Castile in the capture of Cordoba in 1236.

In the 15th century, a renowned Spanish explorer and conquistador, Juan Lara Martinez, was part of the expeditions that led to the Spanish colonization of the Caribbean islands and the Americas.

Other historical figures with the LARAMARTINEZ surname include:

1. Pedro Lara Martinez (1570-1637), a Spanish playwright and poet during the Golden Age of Spanish literature.
2. María Lara Martinez (1675-1739), a Spanish painter known for her religious artworks and portraits.
3. Alejandro Lara Martinez (1789-1865), a Mexican politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs during the Mexican-American War.
4. Enrique Lara Martinez (1872-1944), a Chilean writer and journalist recognized for his contributions to the literary movement known as "criollismo."
5. Dolores Lara Martinez (1905-1988), a prominent Spanish feminist and activist who fought for women's rights and gender equality in Spain during the 20th century.

While the LARAMARTINEZ surname originated in Spain, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly Latin American countries, due to Spanish colonization and migration patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Laramartinez

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

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 Laramartinez 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.

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

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