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

Ontiveros, 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 Ontiveros surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ontiveros in America

Ontiveros is the 2225th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ontiveros surname appeared 16,382 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 6 people would have the surname Ontiveros.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ontiveros 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 Ontiveros

The surname Ontiveros is of Spanish origin, derived from the medieval Spanish village of Ontiveros, located in the province of Avila. The name is believed to have emerged in the 9th or 10th century during the Reconquista, the period when Christian forces gradually regained control of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors.

The earliest recorded mention of the name Ontiveros can be traced back to a document from the year 1122, which refers to a nobleman named Gonzalo Ontiveros who fought alongside King Alfonso VIII of Castile. This suggests that the name had already gained some prominence by the 12th century.

In the 14th century, a notable figure named Juan Ontiveros was recorded as being a prominent landowner and military commander in the service of King Pedro I of Castile. Juan Ontiveros played a significant role in the battles against the Kingdom of Aragon during the War of the Two Peters, which took place between 1356 and 1369.

During the 16th century, the Ontiveros name gained further recognition when a wealthy merchant named Alonso Ontiveros established a successful trade business in Seville, facilitating the exchange of goods between Spain and its colonies in the Americas. Alonso Ontiveros was born in 1521 and passed away in 1598.

Another individual of note was Beatriz Ontiveros, a nun who lived in the 17th century and was renowned for her piety and charitable works. She founded a convent in Madrid in 1642 and dedicated her life to serving the poor and educating young girls. Beatriz Ontiveros was born in 1597 and died in 1671.

In more recent centuries, the Ontiveros surname has been associated with several distinguished individuals. One example is Miguel Ontiveros, a Spanish philosopher and writer who was born in 1791 and died in 1865. He was known for his influential works on ethics and political theory.

Another notable figure was Juana Ontiveros, a celebrated artist from the late 19th century who specialized in portraiture and landscape painting. She was born in 1848 and passed away in 1923, leaving behind a significant body of work that is highly regarded in Spanish art circles.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ontiveros

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

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

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