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

Quintela, 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 Quintela surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quintela in America

Quintela is the 32268th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quintela surname appeared 714 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 Quintela.

We can also compare 2010 data for Quintela 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 Quintela

The surname Quintela is of Spanish origin, specifically from the Galician region of northwestern Spain. It likely emerged in the Middle Ages, around the 11th or 12th century.

Quintela is derived from the Latin word "quintana," which referred to a small farm or country estate. This suggests that the name may have originated as a descriptive name for someone who lived on or worked at such a property.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Quintela can be found in the Tumbo Viejo, an ancient cartulary (collection of charters) from the Galician monastery of San Pedro de Ramire, dating back to the 12th century.

In the 13th century, a nobleman named Pedro Quintela was mentioned in several documents related to land disputes and property transactions in the Galician town of Pontevedra.

During the 15th century, a notable figure was Gonzalo Quintela, a Galician poet and troubadour who composed several cantigas de amigo (lyric poems) in the traditional Galician-Portuguese style.

In the 16th century, a military commander named Juan Quintela fought alongside the Spanish forces during the Italian Wars, participating in the Battle of Pavia in 1525.

Another historical figure was Inés Quintela, a wealthy landowner and benefactor from Santiago de Compostela, who in the 17th century donated a significant portion of her estate to fund the construction of a hospital and convent.

In the 18th century, a prominent Quintela was José Quintela, a Galician lawyer and judge who served as a magistrate in the Royal Audiencia (high court) of Galicia.

Throughout its history, the Quintela surname has also been associated with various place names in the Galician region, such as Quintela de Leirado, Quintela de Humoso, and Quintela de Muíños, which may have served as origins for different branches of the family.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quintela

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

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

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