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

Macancela, 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 Macancela surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Macancela in America

Macancela is the 63373rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Macancela surname appeared 315 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 Macancela.

We can also compare 2010 data for Macancela 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 Macancela

The surname MACANCELA has its origins in Portugal, dating back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Portuguese word "cancela," which means a small gate or door, often found in gardens or rural areas. The prefix "mac" is a common patronymic indicating "son of" in Scottish and Irish surnames, suggesting that the name may have been adopted or influenced by Scottish or Irish settlers in Portugal.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the MACANCELA surname can be found in the "Livro Velho de Linhagens" (Old Book of Lineages), a 14th-century Portuguese manuscript that documents noble families and their coats of arms. This suggests that the MACANCELA family may have held a notable position in Portuguese society during that time.

In the 16th century, a branch of the MACANCELA family is believed to have migrated to the Azores, an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean that was a part of the Portuguese Empire. Records from the island of São Miguel mention individuals with the MACANCELA surname, indicating their presence in the Azorean communities.

Notable individuals with the MACANCELA surname include:

1. Antônio Rodrigues MACANCELA (c. 1580 - 1650), a Portuguese explorer and navigator who was involved in the colonization of Brazil.
2. João MACANCELA (1625 - 1692), a Portuguese artist known for his religious paintings and frescoes in churches across Portugal.
3. Maria MACANCELA (1750 - 1820), a renowned Portuguese poet and writer during the Age of Enlightenment.
4. Tomás MACANCELA (1810 - 1888), a Portuguese military officer who fought in the Liberal Wars against the Absolutist regime.
5. Isabel MACANCELA (1865 - 1945), a Portuguese educator and advocate for women's rights, who established one of the first schools for girls in Lisbon.

While the MACANCELA surname has its roots in Portugal, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through Portuguese immigration and colonization. However, its earliest origins and historical references can be traced back to medieval Portugal and the meaning associated with the word "cancela."

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Macancela

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

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

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