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

Lesaca, 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 Lesaca surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lesaca in America

Lesaca is the 118185th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lesaca surname appeared 147 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 Lesaca.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lesaca 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 Lesaca

The surname Lesaca has its origins in the Basque region of northern Spain and southern France. It is derived from the Basque word "lesa," which means "field" or "meadow," and "ka," a diminutive suffix indicating a small or modest place. The name likely originated as a descriptive term for someone who lived near or owned a small field or meadow.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Lesaca can be found in the Archivos Nacionales de Navarra, a collection of historical records from the former Kingdom of Navarre. In a document dated 1412, a land transaction mentions a certain Juan de Lesaca, suggesting the name's presence in the region during the Late Middle Ages.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Lesaca surname appears in various municipal records and parish registers across the Basque Country, particularly in the provinces of Gipuzkoa and Navarra. Notable examples include Martín Lesaca, a merchant from Irun born in 1543, and Catalina Lesaca, a resident of Lesaka (a town whose name shares the same root) who was baptized in 1621.

In the 18th century, the Lesaca surname gained some prominence with the birth of Juan José Lesaca y Berri (1715-1792), a renowned Basque architect and sculptor. His works can be found in several churches and monasteries throughout northern Spain, including the Monasterio de Leyre in Navarra and the Iglesia de Santa María in Viana.

Another notable figure was Pedro Lesaca y Echeverría (1816-1891), a lawyer and politician from San Sebastián, who served as a deputy in the Spanish Parliament representing the province of Gipuzkoa during the latter half of the 19th century.

In more recent times, the surname Lesaca has been carried by individuals such as Javier Lesaca (1901-1987), a Basque writer and journalist who contributed to various publications in the Basque language, and Martín Lesaca (1928-2014), a Spanish filmmaker and director known for his work in the Basque cinema industry.

While the Lesaca surname is most prevalent in the Basque regions of Spain and France, it has also spread to other parts of the world through migration, particularly to Latin American countries with significant Basque communities, such as Argentina and Mexico.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lesaca

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

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

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