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

Recendez, 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 Recendez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Recendez in America

Recendez is the 21105th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Recendez surname appeared 1,244 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 Recendez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Recendez 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 Recendez

The surname Recendez has its origins in the Iberian Peninsula, specifically in Spain and Portugal. It is believed to have emerged during the Middle Ages, around the 11th or 12th century.

The name is thought to be derived from the old Spanish word "recender," which means "to exhale" or "to breathe out." This suggests that the name might have been given to someone who had a distinctive way of breathing or exhaling, perhaps due to a profession or physical characteristic.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Cartulario de Covarrubias, a medieval manuscript from the 12th century that contains records of land transactions and legal documents from the region of Burgos, Spain. In this document, a person named "Rodrigo Recendez" is mentioned as a witness to a sale of property.

During the 13th century, the name appears to have spread to other parts of Spain and Portugal. In the Anales Toledanos, a chronicle of events in the city of Toledo from the 12th to the 14th centuries, there are references to individuals with the surname Recendez serving in various capacities, such as government officials and members of the clergy.

One notable figure in Spanish history with this surname was Pedro Recendez de Arévalo, a 15th-century theologian and philosopher who served as a professor at the University of Salamanca. He was born around 1435 and is known for his works on logic and metaphysics.

In Portugal, there are records of a nobleman named João Recendez who lived in the 16th century and held lands in the region of Alentejo. He is mentioned in several historical documents related to land disputes and legal matters of the time.

Another prominent individual with this surname was María Recendez, a 17th-century Spanish nun and mystic who was known for her visions and spiritual writings. She was born in Seville around 1620 and is recognized as a significant figure in the religious history of Spain.

Over the centuries, the surname Recendez has undergone various spelling variations, such as Recendiz, Recendis, and Recendés, due to regional dialects and linguistic influences. However, the core meaning and origins of the name remain rooted in its Iberian heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Recendez

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

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

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