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

Posadas, 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 Posadas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Posadas in America

Posadas is the 9177th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Posadas surname appeared 3,554 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 Posadas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Posadas 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 Posadas

The surname Posadas is of Spanish origin, derived from the word "posada" which means "inn" or "lodging" in Spanish. It likely originated during the medieval period in Spain, possibly referring to an ancestor who owned or worked at an inn.

The name Posadas can be traced back to the 13th century in various regions of Spain, such as Andalusia, Castile, and Aragon. It is believed to have originated from the Latin word "pausata," meaning "a place to pause or rest."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Posadas can be found in the Libro de Repartimiento de Sevilla, a document from 1253 that recorded the distribution of land and property in Seville after the Christian conquest of the city from the Moors.

In the 15th century, a prominent figure named Pedro de Posadas (born around 1420) was a Spanish conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico. He is mentioned in Bernal Díaz del Castillo's "Historia Verdadera de la Conquista de la Nueva España" (True History of the Conquest of New Spain).

Another notable individual with the surname Posadas was Juan Posadas (1597-1653), a Spanish painter who was active in Seville during the Golden Age of Spanish art. His works can be found in various churches and museums in Spain.

In the 18th century, José Posadas (1720-1790) was a Spanish painter and engraver known for his religious works and portraits. He was born in Córdoba and studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid.

Towards the end of the 19th century, José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913) was a Mexican artist and printmaker renowned for his satirical and socially critical works, particularly his calaveras (skulls) and illustrations of the Mexican Revolution.

The surname Posadas has also been associated with various place names in Spain, such as Posadas (a municipality in Córdoba), Posadas de Valverde (a town in Zamora), and Posadas de García Rodríguez (a village in Toledo).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Posadas

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

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

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