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

Liévano, 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 Liévano surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Liévano in America

Liévano is the 45959th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Liévano surname appeared 464 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 Liévano.

We can also compare 2010 data for Liévano 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 Liévano

The surname LIEVANO originated in Spain during the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "lieva," which means "yeast" or "leaven." This suggests that the name may have been associated with bakers or those involved in the production of bread.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the LIEVANO surname can be found in the records of the town of Sevilla, Spain, dating back to the late 1500s. During this time, the name was often spelled as "Lievano" or "Lievana."

In the 17th century, the name LIEVANO began to appear in various historical documents across Spain and its colonies in the Americas. Some notable individuals bearing this surname include:

1. Alonso de Lievano y Zúñiga (1568-1632), a Spanish nobleman and military commander who served in the Spanish colonial forces in Peru.

2. María Lievano de Herrera (1612-1678), a Spanish noblewoman known for her philanthropic work in the city of Cartagena de Indias (present-day Colombia).

3. Juan de Lievano y Mendoza (1645-1711), a Spanish priest and scholar who authored several theological texts.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the LIEVANO surname continued to spread across the Spanish-speaking world, particularly in Latin America. Several individuals with this surname gained recognition, such as:

4. José María Lievano (1773-1846), a Colombian lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as the first ambassador of Gran Colombia to the United States.

5. Indalecio Lievano Aguirre (1809-1888), a Colombian politician and writer who served as the President of Colombia from 1849 to 1853.

Throughout its history, the LIEVANO surname has also been associated with various place names, such as Lievana, a small village in the province of Palencia, Spain, and Lievano, a municipality in the Colombian department of Nariño.

While the LIEVANO surname has its roots in Spain, it has become prevalent in many Latin American countries, particularly Colombia, where it is considered a prominent family name with a rich historical legacy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Liévano

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

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

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