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

Llaguno, 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 Llaguno surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Llaguno in America

Llaguno is the 47521st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Llaguno surname appeared 446 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 Llaguno.

We can also compare 2010 data for Llaguno 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 Llaguno

The surname Llaguno originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France during the medieval period. It is derived from the Basque words "llaguna" meaning "lake" and "no" meaning "of." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near a lake or body of water.

Early records indicate that the name was present in the Basque provinces of Gipuzkoa and Biscay by the 13th century. Variations in spelling included Llaguna, Llaguano, and Llagunou. The earliest known bearer of the name was Lope Llaguno, a landowner in the village of Azpeitia in Gipuzkoa, whose name appears in a charter from 1279.

In the 15th century, the Llaguno family is mentioned in several historical documents from the region, including a land dispute case heard by the Cortes of Navarre in 1467. This suggests that the family had attained a certain level of prominence and influence by that time.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, as the Spanish Empire expanded across the Americas, some individuals with the Llaguno surname likely participated in the colonization efforts. One notable figure was Juan de Llaguno, a Basque explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in 1519.

In the 18th century, a member of the Llaguno family, Eugenio de Llaguno y Amírola (1724-1799), gained recognition as a Spanish jurist and author. He served as a judge in the Royal Chancery of Valladolid and wrote several influential works on Spanish legal history and jurisprudence.

Another distinguished bearer of the name was Víctor Patricio de Llaguno y Almirante (1779-1855), a Spanish naval officer and cartographer. He served in the Spanish Navy and produced numerous maps and charts of the Spanish colonial possessions in the Americas and the Philippines.

In the 19th century, José Llaguno y Heredia (1812-1891) was a prominent Cuban writer, poet, and journalist. He was a member of the literary movement known as the "Romanticism of the Cuban Masters" and played a significant role in the development of Cuban literature and national identity.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Llaguno

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

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

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