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

Nevares, 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 Nevares surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nevares in America

Nevares is the 36048th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nevares surname appeared 622 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 Nevares.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nevares 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 Nevares

The surname NEVARES is believed to have originated in Spain, likely during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Spanish words "nieve" meaning "snow" and "arras" meaning "earnest money or deposit." This combination suggests that the name may have referred to someone who lived in a snowy mountainous region and paid a deposit or fee for land.

One of the earliest records of the name can be found in the Libro de la Montería, a 14th-century hunting treatise commissioned by King Alfonso XI of Castile. The document mentions a place called "Nevares" located in the Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range, which could be the origin of the surname.

In the late 15th century, a man named Juan Nevares is mentioned in a legal document from the town of Valladolid, suggesting that the surname was already well-established in Castile by that time.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, as Spain expanded its empire across the Americas, the name NEVARES likely spread to Spanish colonies. One notable figure was Pedro de Nevares, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Chile in the 1540s.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Dionisio Nevares, a Spanish military officer who served in the American Revolutionary War. Born in 1757 in Asturias, he fought for the Spanish forces allied with the British against the American colonists.

In the 19th century, a Spanish writer and journalist named José María Nevares gained recognition for his works on politics and social issues. He was born in 1823 in Santander and was active in the liberal movement of his time.

One of the earliest recorded examples of the surname in the Americas is that of Juan Nevares, a Spanish settler who arrived in Mexico in the late 16th century and was granted land in the region of Puebla.

While the name NEVARES is relatively uncommon, it can still be found in various parts of Spain, as well as in Latin American countries with significant Spanish heritage, such as Mexico, Argentina, and Chile.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nevares

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

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

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