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

Lizana, 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 Lizana surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lizana in America

Lizana is the 29693rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lizana surname appeared 793 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 Lizana.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lizana 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 Lizana

The surname Lizana originated in Spain, specifically in the northern regions of Castile and Leon. It emerged during the medieval period, likely between the 10th and 13th centuries. The name is derived from the Basque words "leze" meaning cave or cavern, and "ana" which is a feminine suffix, suggesting a possible link to a geographic location or feature associated with caves.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Lizana can be found in the "Becerro de las Behetrias" (Book of Landed Gentry), a 14th-century manuscript that documented noble families and their landholdings in the regions of Castile and Leon. This suggests that the Lizana family may have held a certain degree of prominence or nobility during that time.

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the surname Lizana was Juan de Lizana, a Spanish soldier and navigator who participated in the conquest of the Philippines alongside Miguel López de Legazpi. Juan de Lizana was born around 1520 in Navarra, Spain, and played a crucial role in the Spanish colonization of the Philippine archipelago.

Another historical figure with the surname Lizana was Pedro de Lizana, a Spanish priest and missionary who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He served as a Franciscan friar in New Spain (present-day Mexico) and authored several religious works, including a catechism in the Nahuatl language.

In the 18th century, a prominent individual named Diego de Lizana held the position of Regidor (Council Member) in the city of Cadiz, Spain. He was involved in the governance and administration of the city during that period.

During the 19th century, Manuel Lizana y Beaumont, a Spanish military officer and politician, played a notable role in the Carlist Wars, a series of civil wars in Spain over the issue of succession to the throne. He was born in 1806 in Zaragoza and served as a general in the Carlist army.

Throughout its history, the surname Lizana has also been associated with various place names and toponyms in Spain, such as Lizana de Tera, a municipality in the province of Zamora, and Lizana de Obregón, a village in the province of Álava. These place names may have influenced or contributed to the development of the surname over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lizana

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

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

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