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

Lourdes, 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 Lourdes surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lourdes in America

Lourdes is the 110825th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lourdes surname appeared 159 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 Lourdes.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lourdes 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 Lourdes

The surname Lourdes originated in Spain, specifically in the northern Spanish region of Navarre. It is believed to have derived from the name of the town of Lourdes in southern France, located in the foothills of the Pyrenees mountains.

The town of Lourdes gained significant religious importance after a young peasant girl named Bernadette Soubirous reported visions of the Virgin Mary in a grotto there in 1858. This led to the establishment of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, which became one of the most famous Roman Catholic Marian shrines in the world.

While the surname Lourdes is not as common as some other Spanish surnames, it can be found in historical records dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries. One notable person with this surname was Pedro de Lourdes, a Spanish soldier and explorer who accompanied the conquistador Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in the early 16th century.

Another early bearer of the Lourdes surname was Juan de Lourdes, a Spanish Franciscan friar who lived in the late 16th century and was known for his missionary work in the Americas. He established several missions among the indigenous populations of what is now Mexico and Guatemala.

In the 19th century, a prominent figure with the surname Lourdes was María de Lourdes Sánchez y Munguía, a Mexican poet and writer who was active in the literary circles of Mexico City during the late 1800s. She published several collections of poetry and was considered a pioneer in the development of Mexican feminist literature.

Moving into the 20th century, one notable bearer of the Lourdes surname was Joaquín de Lourdes Cervera y Topete, a Spanish naval officer who commanded the Spanish fleet during the Spanish-American War in 1898. Despite his efforts, the Spanish forces were decisively defeated by the United States in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.

Another 20th-century figure with the Lourdes surname was María de Lourdes Torreblanca, a Mexican actress and singer who appeared in numerous films and television shows throughout the mid-20th century. She was known for her roles in several popular telenovelas and was considered a cultural icon in Mexico during her career.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lourdes

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

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

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