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

Mariaelena, 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 Mariaelena surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mariaelena in America

Mariaelena is the 122314th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mariaelena surname appeared 141 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 Mariaelena.

The history of the last name Mariaelena

The surname MARIAELENA is of Spanish origin, originating in the regions of Andalusia and Castile during the late medieval period. It is a combination of the given names "Maria" and "Elena", likely referring to the patronymic naming tradition where a child would take the mother's name as a surname.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname dates back to 1453, where a document from the town of Seville mentions a certain "Juan de MARIAELENA" as a landowner. This suggests that the name had already become established as a hereditary surname by the 15th century.

In the 16th century, the MARIAELENA name can be found in various records from the Spanish Empire, particularly in the Americas. A notable example is Hernán de MARIAELENA, a conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the 1520s.

The MARIAELENA surname also appears in several historical manuscripts from the Iberian Peninsula, such as the "Libro de Repartimiento" from the Kingdom of Valencia, dated around 1238, which lists several individuals with the name.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the MARIAELENA name spread throughout the Spanish colonies in the Americas, particularly in Mexico, Peru, and the Viceroyalty of New Granada (modern-day Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela). Notable individuals from this period include:

1. Diego de MARIAELENA (1622-1687), a Spanish military officer and governor of the Province of Caracas.
2. Juana de MARIAELENA (1648-1719), a wealthy landowner and philanthropist in Lima, Peru.

In the 19th century, the MARIAELENA surname continued to be prevalent in Spanish-speaking countries, with individuals such as:

1. José Antonio de MARIAELENA (1789-1864), a Mexican politician and diplomat.
2. María Josefa de MARIAELENA (1813-1878), a renowned poet and writer from Caracas, Venezuela.

One of the most famous bearers of the MARIAELENA name was Manuel de MARIAELENA (1875-1946), a prominent Spanish politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Justice during the Second Spanish Republic in the 1930s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mariaelena

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

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

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