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

Navejas, 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 Navejas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Navejas in America

Navejas is the 32438th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Navejas surname appeared 709 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 Navejas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Navejas 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 Navejas

The surname NAVEJAS originates from Spain and dates back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Spanish word "navaja," which means a small knife or razor. The name likely refers to an ancestor who worked as a bladesmith or cutler.

One of the earliest recorded references to the NAVEJAS surname is found in the records of the Spanish Inquisition in Toledo, where a certain Juan NAVEJAS was mentioned in 1586. Another early mention is in a baptismal record from the village of Aldea del Rey in Castile, where a child named Maria NAVEJAS was born in 1603.

In the 17th century, the NAVEJAS name appears in various documents from the region of Andalusia, particularly in the city of Seville. A notable example is Francisco NAVEJAS, a prominent merchant who lived in Seville from 1625 to 1692.

During the 18th century, the NAVEJAS surname spread to other parts of Spain, including the Basque Country. One notable individual was Ignacio NAVEJAS, a Basque soldier who fought in the Spanish War of Succession (1701-1714).

In the 19th century, the NAVEJAS name can be found in records from the Spanish colonies in the Americas. For instance, Miguel NAVEJAS was a landowner in Havana, Cuba, who lived from 1812 to 1879.

Another significant figure is José NAVEJAS, a Mexican revolutionary who participated in the Mexican War of Independence (1810-1821). He was born in Jalisco in 1787 and died in battle in 1813.

The NAVEJAS surname is also associated with the town of Navaluenga in Ávila, Spain. It is believed that some members of the NAVEJAS family were among the original settlers of this town in the 15th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Navejas

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

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

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