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

Mindieta, 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 Mindieta surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mindieta in America

Mindieta is the 139228th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mindieta surname appeared 120 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 Mindieta.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mindieta 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 Mindieta

The surname MINDIETA has its origins in the Basque region of northern Spain and southern France. It is derived from the Basque words "mendi" meaning mountain and "eta" meaning and, suggesting a connection to a person or family living near or working on the mountains.

The name can be traced back to the 16th century in the region of Navarre, where early records show variations such as Mendieta, Mendita, and Mindietta. It is likely that the name was initially used as a descriptive term for those residing in or near mountainous areas.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the MINDIETA surname appears in the 1587 census of the town of Villava, near Pamplona, where a family headed by Juan Mindieta is listed. This suggests that the name had already been well-established in the area by that time.

In the 17th century, the name MINDIETA began to spread beyond the Basque region, with records showing individuals bearing the name in other parts of Spain and even in the Spanish colonies of the Americas.

Notable individuals with the MINDIETA surname include:

1. Pedro de Mindieta (c. 1550-1625), a Spanish Franciscan friar and historian who wrote extensively about the early Spanish presence in Mexico.

2. Juan de Mindieta (1625-1692), a Spanish military officer and explorer who participated in the colonization of New Mexico.

3. María Mindieta (1789-1857), a Mexican poet and writer known for her contributions to the Romantic literary movement in Mexico.

4. Gaspar Mindieta (1821-1879), a Uruguayan politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Uruguay.

5. Lucía Mindieta (1903-1988), a Spanish painter and sculptor who was part of the avant-garde artistic movement in Spain during the early 20th century.

The MINDIETA name has also been associated with various place names in the Basque region, such as the town of Mendieta in Álava, Spain, and the Mendieta Valley in Navarre.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mindieta

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

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

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