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

Quinteros, 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 Quinteros surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quinteros in America

Quinteros is the 8485th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quinteros surname appeared 3,885 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 Quinteros.

We can also compare 2010 data for Quinteros 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 Quinteros

The surname Quinteros originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish word "quinta," which refers to a small farm or country estate. The name likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the earliest bearers lived on or near such a quinta.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Quinteros dates back to the 13th century in the region of Andalusia, southern Spain. It appears in various medieval manuscripts and records from that area, sometimes spelled as "Quintero" or "Quinteiros."

In the 15th century, during the Age of Discovery, many Spaniards bearing the surname Quinteros participated in the exploration and colonization of the New World. Some of the earliest settlers in the Americas with this name were recorded in various regions, including Mexico, Peru, and Argentina.

One notable figure with the surname Quinteros was Pedro Quinteros, a Spanish conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century. Another was Juan Quinteros, a Spanish navigator and explorer who participated in the conquest of the Philippines in the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Quinteros family settled in the region of Extremadura, Spain. One of the most prominent members of this branch was Alonso Quinteros, a poet and playwright born in 1631, known for his works in the Spanish Golden Age literature.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Quinteros surname spread to various Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, particularly in Argentina and Chile. Notable individuals from this period include José María Quinteros, an Argentine military officer and politician who fought in the Argentine War of Independence (1810-1818).

Another significant figure was Manuel Quinteros, a Chilean writer and journalist born in 1835, known for his contributions to the development of Chilean literature and his advocacy for social and political reforms.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quinteros

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

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

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