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

Nuevo, 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 Nuevo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nuevo in America

Nuevo is the 76275th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nuevo surname appeared 252 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 Nuevo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nuevo 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 Nuevo

The surname "NUEVO" is of Spanish origin and dates back to the 15th century. It is derived from the Spanish word "nuevo," meaning "new," and was likely given as a descriptive surname to someone who was new to an area or who had recently arrived.

The name is believed to have originated in the regions of Castile and Andalusia in Spain, where it was commonly used during the time of the Reconquista, the period of Christian conquest of Muslim-ruled territories. It may have been given to individuals who had recently converted to Christianity or to those who had relocated to these areas from elsewhere.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname "NUEVO" can be found in the "Libro de la Montería" (Book of the Hunt), a 14th-century manuscript that documented the hunting grounds and game preserves of the Kingdom of Castile. This document mentions a person named Alonso Nuevo, who was likely a landowner or huntsman in the region.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various historical records, such as the "Crónica de la Nueva España" (Chronicle of New Spain), which mentions a soldier named Juan Nuevo who participated in the Spanish conquest of Mexico under Hernán Cortés.

During the colonial era, the name "NUEVO" was carried to the Americas by Spanish settlers and explorers. One notable figure was Pedro Nuevo, a conquistador who participated in the conquest of Guatemala in the early 16th century.

In the 17th century, a prominent individual with the surname "NUEVO" was María Nuevo, a Spanish nun and mystic who lived in Madrid and was known for her visions and spiritual writings.

Another notable figure was Alejandro Nuevo (1717-1784), a Spanish military officer and governor of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata in present-day Argentina and Uruguay.

In the 19th century, José Nuevo (1829-1891) was a Spanish painter known for his landscapes and genre scenes, while Mariano Nuevo (1854-1924) was a Spanish politician and journalist who served as a deputy in the Congress of Deputies.

Over the centuries, the surname "NUEVO" has also been associated with various place names and locations in Spain, such as Nuevo Baztán, a town in the province of Madrid, and Nuevo Portil, a coastal town in the province of Huelva.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nuevo

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

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

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