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

Liceaga, 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 Liceaga surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Liceaga in America

Liceaga is the 49177th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Liceaga surname appeared 428 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 Liceaga.

We can also compare 2010 data for Liceaga 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 Liceaga

The surname Liceaga originates from the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France. It is derived from the Basque words "lize" meaning fern and "aga" meaning abundance, suggesting the name originally referred to a place with an abundance of ferns.

The earliest known record of the Liceaga surname dates back to the 13th century in the village of Lizeaga, located in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa, Spain. This village likely gave rise to the surname as people began adopting surnames based on their place of origin or residence.

In the 16th century, the name appears in historical records related to the Spanish conquest of the Americas. Juan de Liceaga, a Spanish soldier and explorer, was part of the expedition led by Hernán Cortés that conquered the Aztec Empire in present-day Mexico. He was born in Lizeaga around 1490 and was among the first Europeans to set foot in what is now Mexico City.

Another notable figure with the Liceaga surname was Pedro de Liceaga, a Spanish naval officer and explorer born in Lizeaga in 1524. He participated in several expeditions to the Americas, including the conquest of the Philippines in the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the Liceaga name appears in records from the Basque region, with several individuals holding prominent positions in local government and the Catholic Church. Martín de Liceaga, born in 1621, was a respected lawyer and judge in the city of San Sebastián.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Liceaga surname spread throughout Spain and its colonies as families migrated to different regions. José María Liceaga, born in Mexico in 1786, was a prominent lawyer and politician who played a role in the Mexican War of Independence against Spain.

Other notable individuals with the Liceaga surname include Ignacio Liceaga, a Mexican scientist and physician born in 1839, who made significant contributions to the study of infectious diseases and public health in Mexico.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Liceaga

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

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

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