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

Pozas, 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 Pozas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pozas in America

Pozas is the 79075th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pozas surname appeared 241 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 Pozas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pozas 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 Pozas

The surname Pozas is of Spanish origin and dates back to the Middle Ages. It is believed to have originated from the northern Spanish region of Cantabria, where the word "poza" means a deep pool or pond in the local dialect. This suggests that the name may have been initially given to someone who lived near or owned such a body of water.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Pozas surname can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías de Castilla, a 14th-century census of landowners and nobles in the Kingdom of Castile. This document mentions a certain Pedro Pozas, who was a landowner in the town of Reinosa, Cantabria, in the year 1352.

During the 15th century, as the Spanish monarchy expanded its territories, the Pozas family likely migrated to other parts of Spain. In 1492, a Diego de Pozas is mentioned in a historical record as a soldier who participated in the conquest of Granada, the last Muslim stronghold in the Iberian Peninsula.

In the 16th century, a branch of the Pozas family established itself in the region of Extremadura, where they held significant landholdings and influence. Juan Pozas de Hinojosa (1505-1578) was a prominent nobleman and military commander who served under King Charles I of Spain and fought in the Italian Wars.

As the Spanish Empire expanded across the Atlantic, the Pozas surname also made its way to the Americas. One notable individual was Hernando de Pozas (1540-1612), a conquistador and explorer who accompanied Juan de Oñate's expedition to present-day New Mexico in 1598.

In more recent times, Joaquín Pozas Arenzana (1887-1936) was a Spanish military officer and politician who served as the Minister of Agriculture during the Second Spanish Republic. He was executed during the Spanish Civil War for his political beliefs.

While the Pozas surname is not as common as some other Spanish surnames, it has a rich history spanning several centuries and has been borne by individuals of various professions and social standings throughout Spain and its former colonies.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pozas

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

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

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