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

Nagera, 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 Nagera surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nagera in America

Nagera is the 88685th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nagera surname appeared 209 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 Nagera.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nagera 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 Nagera

The surname NAGERA has its origins in Spain, with the earliest known records dating back to the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the medieval Spanish word "nagara," which referred to a small town or village. This suggests that the name may have been initially adopted by someone who hailed from a particular town or region.

During the 13th and 14th centuries, variations of the name, such as "Naguera" and "Nagara," appeared in various historical documents, including tax records and property deeds in the regions of Aragon and Catalonia. The name's evolution and spelling variations were likely influenced by local dialects and variations in the way scribes transcribed names at the time.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the surname NAGERA can be found in a 1286 census record from the town of Zaragoza, which lists a certain "Pedro de Nagera" as a resident. In the 14th century, a man named "Juan Nagera" was recorded as a landowner in the village of Monzón, in the province of Huesca.

The name NAGERA has also been linked to several notable individuals throughout history. In the 16th century, a Spanish explorer and navigator named Diego de Nagera accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expeditions to Mexico and participated in the conquest of the Aztec Empire. Another prominent figure was Fray Juan de Nagera, a Franciscan friar who served as a missionary in New Spain (modern-day Mexico) in the late 16th century.

In the 18th century, a Spanish military officer named José Antonio Nagera played a role in the Spanish colonization of California, serving as the commander of the Presidio of San Francisco from 1776 to 1779. Another individual of note was Mariana Nagera, a poet and writer from Seville who lived in the early 19th century and gained recognition for her literary works.

Additionally, the name NAGERA has been associated with various place names in Spain, such as the town of Nágera in the province of La Rioja, which was once the capital of the Kingdom of Navarre during the Middle Ages. The surname may have originated from or been influenced by this specific location.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nagera

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

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

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