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

Ocura, 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 Ocura surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ocura in America

Ocura is the 129825th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ocura surname appeared 131 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 Ocura.

The history of the last name Ocura

The surname OCURA has its origins in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France, dating back to the 12th century. The name is believed to be derived from the Basque word "okura," which means "oak tree" or "oak forest." This suggests that the name may have originally been a descriptive surname, given to someone who lived near or worked with oak trees.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name OCURA can be found in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a medieval manuscript from the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain. This document, dated around 1180, mentions a person named "Petrus de Ocura."

In the 14th century, the OCURA surname appeared in various records from the Kingdom of Navarre, a region straddling modern-day Spain and France. One notable figure from this time was Juan de Ocura, a nobleman and landowner who lived in the village of Ocura, located in the Navarre province of Álava.

As the name spread throughout the Iberian Peninsula, variations in spelling emerged. In some regions, it was written as "Ocurra" or "Okura." In the 16th century, the OCURA surname made its way to the Americas during the Spanish colonization, with several individuals bearing the name settling in areas such as Mexico and Peru.

One of the earliest recorded OCURA families in the New World was that of Alonso de Ocura, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 1500s. Another notable figure was Catalina de Ocura, a wealthy landowner and philanthropist who lived in Lima, Peru, in the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the OCURA surname was present in various parts of Europe, including Italy and France. One notable individual from this period was Girolamo Ocura, an Italian painter and sculptor who was active in Rome during the early 1600s.

Throughout the centuries, the OCURA surname has been carried by many individuals of note, including Miguel de Ocura, a Spanish military officer who served in the Spanish-American War in the late 19th century, and Joaquín de Ocura, a Mexican writer and journalist who lived in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ocura

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

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 Ocura 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.

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

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