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

Oyola, 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 Oyola surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Oyola in America

Oyola is the 14532nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Oyola surname appeared 2,051 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Oyola.

We can also compare 2010 data for Oyola 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 Oyola

The surname "OYOLA" has its origins in Spain, with its earliest recorded use dating back to the late 15th century. It is believed to be derived from the Spanish word "oyuela," which means "small pit" or "small hole." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a small pit or depression in the land.

The earliest known record of the surname "OYOLA" can be found in the archives of the city of Seville, where a certain Juan de Oyola is mentioned in a document dated 1492. This document suggests that the Oyola family was already well-established in the region at that time.

In the 16th century, the name began to appear in other parts of Spain, particularly in the regions of Andalusia and Extremadura. One notable figure from this period was Hernando de Oyola, a Spanish soldier who served under the famous conquistador Hernán Cortés during the conquest of Mexico in the 1520s.

As the Spanish Empire expanded across the Americas, the surname "OYOLA" spread to various colonies, including present-day Mexico, Peru, and Colombia. In the late 17th century, a man named Diego de Oyola y Cabrera was appointed as the Governor of Panama, serving from 1685 to 1692.

In the 18th century, the name appeared in various historical documents related to the Spanish colonial administration in the Americas. For example, José de Oyola was a high-ranking official in the Viceroyalty of Peru in the 1760s, while Andrés de Oyola served as the Mayor of Havana, Cuba, in the 1780s.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname "OYOLA" was the Peruvian general Agustín Gamarra Oyola (1785-1841), who played a significant role in the wars of independence and later served as the President of Peru on three separate occasions.

Another notable figure was the Mexican politician and lawyer José María Oyola (1828-1896), who served as the Governor of the state of Jalisco and played a crucial role in drafting the Mexican Constitution of 1857.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Oyola

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

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

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