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

Piedrasanta, 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 Piedrasanta surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Piedrasanta in America

Piedrasanta is the 78040th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Piedrasanta surname appeared 245 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 Piedrasanta.

We can also compare 2010 data for Piedrasanta 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 Piedrasanta

The surname Piedrasanta has its origins in Spain, tracing back to the 13th century. It is a compound word derived from the Spanish words "piedra" meaning stone and "santa" meaning holy or sacred. The name likely originated in regions with notable churches or religious landmarks constructed from stone.

One of the earliest recorded references to the Piedrasanta name can be found in a medieval Spanish manuscript from 1287, where a certain Pedro Piedrasanta is mentioned as a landowner in the province of Seville. This suggests the name was already established by the late 13th century.

In the 15th century, records show a Rodrigo Piedrasanta who was a scribe and calligrapher in the court of King Juan II of Castile, born around 1405. His beautifully crafted manuscripts and documents are still preserved in archives today.

The surname Piedrasanta is also linked to the town of Piedrasanta, located in the region of Cantabria in northern Spain. This town's name, which translates to "holy stone", may have contributed to the surname's origins or vice versa.

In the 16th century, a notable figure named Diego Piedrasanta, born in 1532, was a renowned architect who worked on several churches and cathedrals throughout Spain, including the famous Cathedral of Seville.

Another individual of note is Juana Piedrasanta, a 17th-century Spanish poet and writer born in 1612 in Andalusia. Her collection of sonnets and verses, published in 1648, was highly acclaimed during her time.

As the Spanish Empire expanded, the Piedrasanta surname also spread to the Americas. One such individual was Francisco Piedrasanta, a Spanish conquistador born in 1585, who participated in the conquest and exploration of present-day Mexico and Central America in the early 17th century.

While the Piedrasanta surname has its roots in Spain, it has since been carried by individuals across various parts of the world, reflecting the global reach of Spanish culture and influence over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Piedrasanta

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

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

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Piedrasanta, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!