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

Orcasitas, 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 Orcasitas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Orcasitas in America

Orcasitas is the 141140th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Orcasitas surname appeared 118 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 Orcasitas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Orcasitas 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 Orcasitas

The surname ORCASITAS originated in Spain, tracing its roots back to the 14th century. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "orcasita," which referred to a type of small rounded hill or mound, indicating that the name may have originated from a place name or geographic feature.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the ORCASITAS surname can be found in the archives of the town of Casavieja, in the province of Ávila, Castile and León. A document from 1387 mentions a certain Pedro de Orcasitas, who was a landowner in the region.

In the 15th century, the ORCASITAS name appeared in several historical records from the Kingdom of Aragon. One notable individual was Juan de Orcasitas, a merchant who traded goods between Valencia and the Mediterranean ports in the late 1400s.

During the 16th century, the ORCASITAS family appeared to have spread across various regions of Spain. In 1521, a record from the town of Huelva mentions a María Orcasitas, who was a respected midwife in the community.

One of the earliest known references to the ORCASITAS name outside of Spain can be found in the chronicles of the Spanish conquistadors in the Americas. A soldier named Alonso de Orcasitas is mentioned as part of the expedition led by Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the 1520s.

In the 17th century, the ORCASITAS name gained prominence in the Basque region of Spain. A notable figure was Ignacio de Orcasitas, a wealthy shipbuilder from the port city of Bilbao, who lived from 1615 to 1682.

Another prominent individual bearing the ORCASITAS surname was Juana de Orcasitas, a Spanish nun and writer who lived in the late 17th century. Her work, "Vida y Virtudes de la Venerable Madre Sor Juana de la Cruz," documented the life of a revered mystic and was widely read in religious circles.

As the ORCASITAS name spread throughout Spain and its territories, it also found its way to the New World. In the 18th century, a José María Orcasitas was a prominent landowner and rancher in the region of Río de la Plata, which encompasses parts of modern-day Argentina and Uruguay.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Orcasitas

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

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

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