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

Luengas, 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 Luengas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Luengas in America

Luengas is the 36204th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Luengas surname appeared 619 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 Luengas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Luengas 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 Luengas

The surname LUENGAS is of Spanish origin, originating in the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish word "luengo," meaning "long" or "lengthy." The name may have originated as a descriptive nickname for someone who was tall or had a long or elongated physical feature.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname LUENGAS can be found in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a medieval manuscript from the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain, dating back to the 11th century. This suggests that the name was already present in the region during this time period.

In the 13th century, the surname LUENGAS appeared in the Libro de la Montería, a hunting treatise commissioned by King Alfonso XI of Castile. This book contains references to various place names and surnames, indicating the widespread use of the name across different regions of Spain.

The LUENGAS surname is also associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One such figure was Pedro Luengas, a Spanish soldier and conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru alongside Francisco Pizarro in the 16th century.

Another prominent figure was Juan de Luengas, a 17th-century Spanish Baroque painter known for his religious works, including altarpieces and frescoes in various churches and monasteries across Spain.

In the 18th century, Bernardo Luengas y Armendáriz was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Nuevo Reino de León (present-day Nuevo León, Mexico) from 1739 to 1746.

The surname LUENGAS is also found in various place names, such as Luengas de Abajo and Luengas de Arriba, which are small villages in the province of Burgos, Spain. These place names likely derived from the surname itself, indicating the historical presence of families with the LUENGAS name in these areas.

While the LUENGAS surname is predominantly Spanish in origin, it has also been adopted in other Spanish-speaking countries due to migration and intermarriage over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Luengas

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

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

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