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

Mozqueda, 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 Mozqueda surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mozqueda in America

Mozqueda is the 42030th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mozqueda surname appeared 517 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 Mozqueda.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mozqueda 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 Mozqueda

The surname Mozqueda is believed to have originated from the Spanish region of Extremadura in the 15th century. It is derived from the Arabic word "muzka," which means "hamlet" or "small village," and the Spanish suffix "-eda," which denotes a place of origin or a location. This suggests that the name may have originated from a small settlement or village established during the Moorish rule in Spain.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the Mozqueda surname can be found in a document from the city of Badajoz, dated 1492. This document lists a certain Juan Mozqueda as a landowner in the region. Another early reference is in a registry of births in the village of Olivenza, near the border with Portugal, where a María Mozqueda is recorded as having given birth to a son in 1521.

In the 16th century, the Mozqueda family seems to have expanded their presence throughout the regions of Extremadura and parts of Andalusia. Records from this period include a Juan Mozqueda who served as a soldier in the Spanish army during the reign of Philip II, and a Catalina Mozqueda, who was a prominent figure in the textile industry in Seville.

During the 17th century, several members of the Mozqueda family were involved in the Spanish colonization of the Americas. One notable figure was Diego Mozqueda, who was born in Badajoz in 1624 and later became a prominent landowner and rancher in the region of Nuevo León, in what is now northern Mexico.

In the 18th century, the Mozqueda surname appeared in various parts of Spain, including Catalonia and the Basque Country. One notable individual was José Mozqueda y Gómez (1735-1802), a renowned architect who was responsible for the design and construction of several churches and public buildings in the city of Barcelona.

Throughout the 19th century, the Mozqueda name continued to be present in various regions of Spain and its former colonies. One notable figure was Manuel Mozqueda y Fernández (1812-1878), a Spanish politician and diplomat who served as the Spanish ambassador to France during the reign of Queen Isabella II.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mozqueda

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

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

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