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

LópezMejía, 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 LópezMejía surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of LópezMejía in America

LópezMejía is the 82613th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The LópezMejía surname appeared 228 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 LópezMejía.

The history of the last name LópezMejía

The surname LOPEZMEJIA originated in Spain during the Middle Ages. It is a double-barrelled surname, combining the paternal surname Lopez and the maternal surname Mejia. The name Lopez is derived from the ancient Spanish given name Lope, which itself is a Spanish form of the Latin name Lupus, meaning "wolf". The name Mejia is believed to have originated from the town of Mejia, located in the province of Granada, Spain.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname LOPEZMEJIA can be found in the archives of the Cathedral of Toledo, dating back to the 14th century. The name appears in a document from 1387, which lists a certain Pedro Lopez de Mejia as a member of the cathedral's clergy.

In the 15th century, the LOPEZMEJIA name gained prominence when Juan Lopez de Mejia (1440-1509) became a renowned poet and chronicler during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs, Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon. His works, which included chronicles of the Spanish conquest of Granada and the early years of the Spanish Inquisition, provided valuable insights into the history of that era.

Another notable figure bearing the LOPEZMEJIA surname was Alonso Lopez de Mejia (1510-1585), a Spanish military engineer and architect. He was responsible for the design and construction of several fortifications and defensive structures in various parts of the Spanish Empire, including the Caribbean and South America.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the LOPEZMEJIA name continued to be associated with notable individuals in Spain and its colonies. For instance, Diego Lopez de Mejia (1570-1632) was a Spanish painter who worked in Seville and created numerous religious works for churches and monasteries.

In the 18th century, the LOPEZMEJIA surname was carried by several members of the Spanish nobility, such as Rodrigo Lopez de Mejia y Guzman (1702-1776), who served as the governor of the Spanish territories in the Philippines from 1762 to 1765.

As the Spanish Empire expanded across the Americas, the LOPEZMEJIA name also took root in various regions of the New World. In Mexico, for example, the town of Lopezmejia in the state of Puebla is believed to have been named after a prominent family bearing this surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name LópezMejía

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

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

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