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

Palomera, 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 Palomera surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Palomera in America

Palomera is the 17323rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Palomera surname appeared 1,632 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 Palomera.

We can also compare 2010 data for Palomera 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 Palomera

The surname PALOMERA is of Spanish origin and can be traced back to the medieval period in the Iberian Peninsula. It is derived from the Spanish word "paloma," meaning "dove" or "pigeon," and the suffix "-era," which denotes a place or location associated with the root word. This suggests that the name likely originated in an area where doves or pigeons were abundant or where there may have been a notable pigeon farm or aviary.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name PALOMERA can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías de Castilla, a 14th-century manuscript that documented feudal landholdings and vassalage relationships in the Kingdom of Castile. This record mentions individuals with the surname PALOMERA residing in the region of La Rioja, indicating that the name may have originated or been prevalent in that area.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the PALOMERA name appeared in various historical documents and records across Spain, including municipal archives and church registers. Notable individuals bearing this surname during this period include Juan Palomera, a prominent landowner and nobleman from the city of Seville in the late 15th century, and María Palomera, a respected scholar and poet from Zaragoza who lived in the early 16th century.

In the 17th century, the PALOMERA name gained prominence in the arts and literature. Francisco Palomera (1592-1668), a celebrated painter from Valencia, was renowned for his religious and historical works, many of which can still be found in churches and museums across Spain. Additionally, Alonso Palomera (1620-1692), a playwright and poet from Madrid, contributed significantly to the Golden Age of Spanish literature with his comedies and verse.

As the Spanish Empire expanded across the Americas in the 16th and 17th centuries, the PALOMERA surname also found its way to the New World. One notable figure was Diego Palomera (1578-1641), a Spanish conquistador and explorer who participated in the conquest of Chile and later served as a governor in the region of Cuyo (present-day Argentina).

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the PALOMERA name continued to be associated with various professions and sectors of society in Spain and its former colonies. Examples include José Palomera (1755-1810), a renowned architect who designed several notable buildings in Madrid, and Ramón Palomera (1812-1892), a prominent politician and statesman who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Mexico during the late 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Palomera

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

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

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