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

Mencías, 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 Mencías surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mencías in America

Mencías is the 46647th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mencías surname appeared 456 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 Mencías.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mencías 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 Mencías

The surname Mencias originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is derived from the Latin word "mente," which means "mind" or "intellect." This suggests that the name may have initially been a descriptive surname given to someone known for their intelligence or scholarly abilities.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Mencias surname can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías, a medieval manuscript that documented landowners and their properties in Spain during the 14th century. In this record, a certain Diego Mencias is mentioned as a landowner in the region of Castile.

Another notable historical figure with this surname was Pedro Mencias de Valdés, a Spanish explorer and conquistador who was born in the late 15th century. He accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to conquer Mexico in the early 16th century and played a role in the conquest of the Aztec Empire.

In the 17th century, there was a prominent Spanish playwright and poet named Antonio Mencias de Porres, who was born in Madrid in 1608 and died in 1673. He was known for his comedic plays and satirical works that often poked fun at the aristocracy and societal norms of his time.

Another notable figure with the Mencias surname was José Mencias Torreblanca, a Spanish military officer and politician who lived in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He served as a general in the Spanish army and was also a member of the Spanish parliament during the Cortes of Cádiz, which drafted the Spanish Constitution of 1812.

In the late 19th century, a Spanish artist named José Mencias Campoamor gained recognition for his paintings and illustrations. He was born in Madrid in 1858 and is particularly known for his depictions of Spanish landscapes and rural scenes.

While the Mencias surname has its roots in Spain, it has since spread to other parts of the world, including Latin American countries and the United States, due to migration and the Spanish colonial influence in these regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mencías

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

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

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