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

Menjibar, 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 Menjibar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Menjibar in America

Menjibar is the 91981st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Menjibar surname appeared 200 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 Menjibar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Menjibar 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 Menjibar

The surname Menjibar originated in Spain, specifically in the region of Andalusia. It is believed to have emerged during the 13th century, after the Reconquista, the period when Christian kingdoms gradually regained control of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors.

The name is thought to be derived from the Arabic words "Munjih" and "Bar," which together translate to "the fertile plain." This suggests that the earliest bearers of this surname may have hailed from or resided in a fertile area of Andalusia, possibly near the town of Menjibar, located in the province of Jaén.

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the Menjibar name can be found in medieval Spanish documents, such as land deeds, tax records, and parish registers. One notable example is a 14th-century manuscript that mentions a certain Rodrigo de Menjibar, who was a landowner in the region of Granada.

During the 16th century, the Menjibar surname appears to have spread beyond Andalusia, with families bearing this name settling in other parts of Spain, as well as in the Spanish colonies of the Americas. One prominent individual from this era was Juan de Menjibar, a conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the early 1500s.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Menjibar family established itself in the city of Seville, where they became prominent merchants and landowners. One notable figure from this lineage was Diego de Menjibar (1620-1692), a wealthy trader who funded the construction of a church in Seville that still bears his name.

As the centuries passed, the Menjibar surname continued to be found across Spain and its former territories, with individuals bearing this name making contributions in various fields. For example, Juana de Menjibar (1745-1812) was a celebrated painter from Malaga, known for her religious works and portraiture. Pedro Menjibar (1879-1954), on the other hand, was a renowned architect from Barcelona who designed several notable buildings in that city.

Another noteworthy bearer of the Menjibar surname was Manuel Menjibar (1892-1976), a Spanish military officer who fought in the Rif War against Moroccan rebels in the early 20th century and later served as a general during the Spanish Civil War.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Menjibar

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

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

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