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

Obeso, 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 Obeso surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Obeso in America

Obeso is the 23691st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Obeso surname appeared 1,069 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 Obeso.

We can also compare 2010 data for Obeso 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 Obeso

The surname Obeso originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish word 'obeso', which means 'obese' or 'overweight'. The name likely originated as a nickname or descriptive name given to someone who was particularly heavy-set or corpulent.

The earliest recorded instances of the Obeso surname date back to the 13th century in various regions of Spain, including Castile, Aragon, and Andalusia. In these early records, the name appears with variations in spelling, such as Oveso, Obesso, and Hobeso, reflecting the fluid nature of surname spellings in that era.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Obeso surname was Pedro Obeso, a nobleman from Seville who lived in the late 13th century. Records indicate that he was involved in the Reconquista, the prolonged period of conflict between Christian kingdoms and Moorish rulers in the Iberian Peninsula.

In the 14th century, the Obeso surname appeared in various municipal records and legal documents across Spain. For instance, Juan Obeso, a merchant from Valencia, was mentioned in a trade agreement with Italian merchants in 1348. Additionally, a family by the name of Obeso was recorded as landowners in the region of La Mancha during the same period.

During the 15th century, the Obeso surname gained prominence in the city of Seville. One notable figure was Hernán Obeso, a respected lawyer and judge who served in the city's court system from 1472 to 1498. His son, Diego Obeso, followed in his footsteps and became a prominent legal scholar in the early 16th century.

In the 16th century, the Obeso surname spread to the Spanish colonies in the Americas, with records indicating the presence of individuals bearing the name in areas such as Mexico, Peru, and Cuba. One notable figure was Alonso Obeso, a Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expeditions to Mexico in the early 1500s.

As the centuries passed, the Obeso surname continued to be found throughout Spain and its former colonies. Notable individuals bearing the name include Miguel Obeso y Trillo (1784-1856), a Spanish military officer and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Spain in 1836, and José María Obeso (1833-1913), a Colombian poet and journalist who was a prominent figure in the country's literary renaissance of the 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Obeso

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

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

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