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

Porres, 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 Porres surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Porres in America

Porres is the 54178th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Porres surname appeared 381 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 Porres.

We can also compare 2010 data for Porres 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 Porres

The surname Porres originated in Spain, specifically in the region of Aragon, during the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish word "porro," which means "leek" or "green onion." This suggests that the name may have been originally associated with people who cultivated or traded in these vegetables.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the 14th century, in a document from the town of Zaragoza, where a certain Juan de Porres is mentioned as a landowner. This suggests that the name had already established itself among the local gentry by that time.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the surname Porres began to spread beyond Aragon, as members of the family migrated to other parts of Spain and even to the Americas. One notable bearer of the name was Martín de Porres, a Dominican lay brother who was born in Lima, Peru, in 1579. He is renowned for his charitable works and was canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church in 1962.

Another prominent figure with the surname Porres was Diego de Porres, a Spanish conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century. He played a crucial role in the siege of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Porres family settled in the town of Cartagena, in present-day Colombia. One descendant, Juan de Porres y Guzmán (1629-1696), became a renowned poet and scholar, renowned for his works in Latin and Spanish.

The name Porres also has a connection to the town of Porres in the Basque Country of northern Spain. While the origin of the place name is uncertain, it is possible that it may have influenced or been influenced by the surname.

Among other notable individuals with the surname Porres are Antonio de Porres (1608-1673), a Spanish painter and engraver who worked in Madrid, and Mariano Porres (1772-1836), a Mexican military officer and politician who served as the governor of Veracruz.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Porres

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

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

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