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

Mirafuentes, 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 Mirafuentes surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mirafuentes in America

Mirafuentes is the 79075th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mirafuentes surname appeared 241 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 Mirafuentes.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mirafuentes 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 Mirafuentes

The surname Mirafuentes originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is a locational name derived from the Spanish words "mirar" meaning "to look" and "fuentes" meaning "fountains" or "springs." This suggests that the name likely referred to a place with a notable fountain or spring that could be seen from a distance.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to the 13th century in regions of northern Spain, particularly in the provinces of Castile and León. Some of the earliest documented individuals with this surname include Rodrigo Mirafuentes, a nobleman from Burgos who lived in the late 1200s, and García Mirafuentes, a landowner in Valladolid mentioned in records from the early 1300s.

During the 15th century, the name appears in various historical documents related to the Spanish Reconquista, the centuries-long campaign to reconquer the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors. One notable figure was Alonso Mirafuentes, a military commander who fought alongside King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella during the final stages of the Reconquista in the late 1400s.

As the Spanish Empire expanded overseas in the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname Mirafuentes spread to the Americas and other Spanish colonies. Juan Mirafuentes, born in Seville in 1525, was among the early Spanish settlers in Mexico and is recorded as having participated in the conquest of the Aztec Empire under Hernán Cortés.

In the 18th century, a notable figure was María Mirafuentes, a writer and poet from Madrid who published several collections of verse and was celebrated for her literary talents. She lived from 1715 to 1798 and was a member of several prestigious literary academies in Spain.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Sebastián Mirafuentes, a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Puerto Rico from 1789 to 1794. He played a crucial role in strengthening the island's defenses and infrastructure during his tenure.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mirafuentes

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

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

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