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

Liendo, 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 Liendo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Liendo in America

Liendo is the 32935th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Liendo surname appeared 696 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 Liendo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Liendo 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 Liendo

The surname Liendo has its origins in the Cantabria region of northern Spain. It is derived from the Basque word "liendo" which means "lime tree" or "linden tree". This suggests that the name likely originated from a place name associated with lime or linden trees in that area, perhaps a village or hamlet where such trees were abundant.

The earliest recorded instances of the Liendo surname date back to the late 13th century in medieval documents and records from the Cantabria region. One of the earliest known references is found in the "Becerro de las Behetrías de Castilla" from 1352, which was a census-like record of landowners and nobility in the Kingdom of Castile at the time.

In the 15th century, the Liendo surname appears in various records related to the monarchs and nobility of the Kingdom of Castile and later the Crown of Castile. For example, Pedro Liendo was a military commander who served under King Juan II of Castile in the early 1400s.

Another notable figure with the Liendo surname was Juan de Liendo, a 16th century Spanish conquistador and explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expeditions to the Americas. He played a key role in the conquest of Mexico and later served as a colonial administrator in New Spain (present-day Mexico).

In the 17th century, the Liendo surname spread across Spain and also made its way to the Americas as a result of Spanish colonization. One notable individual from this time period was Miguel de Liendo y Goicoechea, a Spanish military officer and governor of the Captaincy General of Guatemala in the late 1600s.

Moving into the 18th century, the Liendo surname can be found in various historical records and documents from different parts of Spain, as well as in the Spanish colonies in the Americas. Félix Liendo was a Spanish military officer who served in the War of the Spanish Succession in the early 1700s.

Throughout its history, the Liendo surname has also been associated with various place names and locations in Spain, particularly in the Cantabria region where it originated. For example, there is a village called Liendo in the municipality of Castro Urdiales, which likely derives its name from the same root as the surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Liendo

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

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

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