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

Quintanal, 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 Quintanal surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quintanal in America

Quintanal is the 136449th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quintanal surname appeared 123 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 Quintanal.

We can also compare 2010 data for Quintanal 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 Quintanal

The surname Quintanal is of Spanish origin and can be traced back to the 15th century. It is believed to have originated from the Castilian region of Spain, specifically in areas such as Burgos, Palencia, and Valladolid. The name is derived from the Spanish word "quinta," which means a country estate or a small farm.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the Quintanal surname can be found in the archives of the town of Medina de Pomar, located in the province of Burgos. In a document dated 1492, a certain Juan Quintanal is listed as a landowner in the area. This suggests that the name was already well-established in the region during that time period.

In the 16th century, the Quintanal family seems to have expanded their presence throughout the Castilian region. Records from the Archivo Histórico Nacional in Madrid indicate that a Felipe Quintanal was a prominent merchant in the city of Valladolid in the late 1500s.

As the Spanish Empire expanded into the Americas during the 16th and 17th centuries, the Quintanal surname also made its way across the Atlantic. One notable figure from this era was Pedro Quintanal, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Guatemala in the early 1520s.

In the 18th century, the Quintanal family also had a presence in the Spanish colonies in the Philippines. Juan Quintanal, born in 1712 in Seville, became a prominent figure in the Philippine Islands, serving as the governor of the province of Ilocos Sur from 1745 to 1749.

Another noteworthy individual with the Quintanal surname was Mariano Quintanal, a Spanish novelist and playwright who lived in the 19th century. Born in 1825 in Valladolid, he is best known for his literary works that depicted the customs and traditions of Castilian society during that era.

As the centuries passed, the Quintanal surname continued to spread throughout Spain and its former colonies. While the name has a strong connection to its Castilian roots, it can now be found in various parts of the Spanish-speaking world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quintanal

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

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

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