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

Raneses, 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 Raneses surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Raneses in America

Raneses is the 99378th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Raneses surname appeared 182 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 Raneses.

We can also compare 2010 data for Raneses 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 Raneses

The surname Raneses has its origins in Spain, with the earliest records dating back to the 15th century. It is believed to have originated from the Spanish word "raneso," which means "a person from Ranes," a small village located in the province of Asturias in northern Spain.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Raneses can be found in the "Catastro de Ensenada," a census-like document compiled in the mid-18th century under the reign of King Ferdinand VI of Spain. This document lists several families with the surname Raneses living in various regions of Spain, particularly in the northern provinces.

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the surname Raneses was Juan Raneses, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru alongside Francisco Pizarro. Juan Raneses was born in Seville, Spain, in 1501 and died in Lima, Peru, in 1560.

Another historical figure with the surname Raneses was Alonso Raneses, a Spanish soldier and explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés during the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century. Alonso Raneses was born in Extremadura, Spain, around 1490 and died in Mexico City in 1554.

In the 17th century, a prominent member of the Raneses family was Francisca Raneses, a Spanish nun and mystic who lived in Madrid. She was born in 1611 and died in 1678, and was known for her spiritual writings and her influence within religious circles of the time.

Moving into the 18th century, a notable figure was José Raneses, a Spanish naval officer and explorer who participated in various expeditions to the Pacific Ocean and the Northwest Coast of America. He was born in Cádiz, Spain, in 1730 and died in Mexico City in 1802.

In the 19th century, a renowned individual with the surname Raneses was Mariano Raneses, a Spanish painter and artist known for his landscape and genre paintings. He was born in Madrid in 1810 and died in the same city in 1887.

It's worth noting that the surname Raneses has also been found in various spellings throughout history, such as Ranes, Ranese, and Ranesse, particularly in earlier records and documents. Additionally, the name has been associated with specific place names in Spain, such as Ranes, a small village in Asturias, and Raneses, a municipality in the province of Soria.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Raneses

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

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

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