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

Maceda, 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 Maceda surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Maceda in America

Maceda is the 22791st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Maceda surname appeared 1,124 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 Maceda.

We can also compare 2010 data for Maceda 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 Maceda

The surname MACEDA is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is thought to derive from the Spanish word "maceda," which means "a cluster of trees." This suggests that the name may have initially been a topographic surname, referring to someone who lived near a grove or wooded area.

The earliest recorded instances of the MACEDA surname can be found in historical documents from the regions of Galicia and Asturias in northern Spain, dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries. The name is also found in various spellings, such as Mazeda, Maceda, and Maçeda, reflecting the regional dialects and spelling variations of that time.

One notable early bearer of the MACEDA surname was Rodrigo Maceda, a nobleman and landowner from Galicia, who was mentioned in a charter from the year 1287. Another early record comes from the Tumbo Negro de Santiago, a medieval cartulary from the Archbishopric of Santiago de Compostela, which references a certain Pedro Maceda in 1341.

In the 15th century, the MACEDA surname gained prominence with the rise of the Maceda family, who were influential noblemen and landowners in the Kingdom of Galicia. One notable member was Álvaro Maceda, a wealthy nobleman who served as a royal advisor to King Juan II of Castile in the mid-15th century.

As the centuries passed, the MACEDA surname spread beyond its origins in northern Spain. In the 16th century, Pedro de Maceda, a Spanish explorer and navigator, accompanied Spanish expeditions to the Americas and is credited with being one of the first Europeans to set foot in what is now modern-day Mexico.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, several individuals with the MACEDA surname made significant contributions to the arts and sciences. notable examples include Juan Maceda, a renowned painter from Seville who was active in the early 17th century, and Tomás Maceda, a mathematician and astronomer from Madrid, who lived from 1688 to 1756.

As the Spanish Empire expanded, the MACEDA surname also found its way to other parts of the world, including the Philippines, where it is still found today. One notable bearer of the name was José Maceda, a Filipino composer and ethnomusicologist who lived from 1923 to 2004 and made significant contributions to the study and preservation of traditional Filipino music.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Maceda

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

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

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