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

LópezBautista, 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 LópezBautista surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of LópezBautista in America

LópezBautista is the 116829th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The LópezBautista surname appeared 149 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 LópezBautista.

The history of the last name LópezBautista

The surname LOPEZBAUTISTA is of Spanish origin, tracing its roots back to the late 15th century in the Iberian Peninsula. It is a compound surname, formed by the combination of the patronymic Lopez and the baptismal name Bautista.

Lopez is derived from the ancient Germanic name Lope, which itself is a shortened form of the name Gualterio or Walther. This name was introduced to the Iberian Peninsula during the Visigothic era and later became a common patronymic surname during the Reconquista period.

Bautista, on the other hand, is derived from the Latin word "baptista," meaning "baptist" or "one who baptizes." It was a common Christian name given to individuals at their baptism, and it eventually became a surname in its own right.

The earliest recorded instance of the surname LOPEZBAUTISTA can be found in a document dated 1492, which mentions a certain Juan LOPEZBAUTISTA, a soldier who fought alongside Christopher Columbus during the voyage that led to the discovery of the Americas.

Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, the LOPEZBAUTISTA surname appears in various historical records, such as parish registers and military rolls, primarily in the regions of Andalusia, Castile, and Aragon.

One notable figure bearing this surname was Fray Diego LOPEZBAUTISTA, a Franciscan friar who lived in the late 16th century and was renowned for his missionary work in the Philippines and his writings on the indigenous cultures of the archipelago.

In the 18th century, a certain María LOPEZBAUTISTA gained recognition as a talented painter and portraitist, whose works adorned the walls of several churches and noble households in Seville.

The 19th century saw the birth of General José LOPEZBAUTISTA, a distinguished military leader who played a pivotal role in the Spanish-American War and the subsequent Spanish-Cuban War for independence.

Another notable bearer of this surname was the poet and playwright Emilia LOPEZBAUTISTA, who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was celebrated for her contributions to the Spanish literary canon.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name LópezBautista

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

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 LópezBautista 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.

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

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