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

Otiniano, 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 Otiniano surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Otiniano in America

Otiniano is the 111988th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Otiniano surname appeared 157 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 Otiniano.

We can also compare 2010 data for Otiniano 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 Otiniano

The surname Otiniano originates from the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France. It is believed to have derived from the Basque word "otina," which refers to a thicket or dense bush, suggesting a connection to a place name or a physical description.

The earliest known records of the Otiniano surname date back to the 13th century in the region of Navarra, Spain. One of the earliest documented instances is found in a manuscript from 1267, which mentions a person named Sancho Otiniano, likely a landowner or person of prominence in the area at that time.

In the 14th century, the name appeared in several official records and documents in the nearby provinces of Gipuzkoa and Bizkaia. One notable example is Juan Otiniano, a merchant and landowner from the town of Tolosa, who was mentioned in local tax records from 1348.

During the 15th century, the Otiniano surname began to spread beyond the Basque region as a result of migration and trade. In 1492, a record exists of a Pedro Otiniano, a soldier in the Spanish army during the Reconquista, the period of Christian conquest over the Moors in the Iberian Peninsula.

As the Spanish Empire expanded in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Otiniano surname was carried to various parts of the Americas by early explorers, settlers, and colonists. One prominent figure was Diego Otiniano, a conquistador and explorer who accompanied Francisco Pizarro on his expeditions to Peru in the 1520s and 1530s.

In the 18th century, the Otiniano surname appeared in several historical documents in the Spanish colonies of New Spain (modern-day Mexico) and the Viceroyalty of Peru. A notable example is Juana Otiniano, a landowner and philanthropist from Cusco, Peru, who founded a school for indigenous children in 1724.

As the centuries progressed, the Otiniano surname continued to spread across various regions, with notable individuals emerging in different parts of the world. For example, Tomás Otiniano was a renowned painter from Argentina in the 19th century, while Emilia Otiniano was a celebrated writer and poet from Venezuela in the early 20th century.

While the surname Otiniano is not among the most common globally, it has a rich history rooted in the Basque region of Spain and has since been carried across continents by individuals who have left their mark in various fields throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Otiniano

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

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

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