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

Recinos, 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 Recinos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Recinos in America

Recinos is the 5326th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Recinos surname appeared 6,540 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Recinos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Recinos 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 Recinos

The surname RECINOS originated in Spain, specifically in the region of Castilla-La Mancha. Its earliest recorded instances can be traced back to the 15th century. The name is believed to be derived from the Spanish word 'recino,' which means 'neighbor' or 'resident.' This suggests that the name was initially given to someone who lived in a particular neighborhood or village.

One of the earliest known references to the name RECINOS can be found in the archives of the city of Toledo, where a certain Alonso Recinos is mentioned in a document dated 1492. This document pertains to a land dispute, indicating that the Recinos family had already established itself in the region by that time.

In the 16th century, the name RECINOS appears in various records related to the Spanish conquest of the Americas. One notable figure was Pedro Recinos de Ledesma, a conquistador who participated in the conquest of Guatemala in the 1520s. He is believed to have been born in Extremadura, Spain, around 1490 and died in Guatemala sometime after 1540.

Another important figure bearing the surname RECINOS was Antonio Recinos, a renowned Guatemalan writer, and diplomat who lived from 1886 to 1962. He was a prominent scholar of Mayan literature and culture and played a significant role in promoting the study and preservation of indigenous languages and traditions in Guatemala.

In the 19th century, a notable figure with the surname RECINOS was José Recinos y Leira, a Spanish military officer who fought in the Carlist Wars. He was born in Seville in 1818 and died in 1874.

The surname RECINOS can also be found in other Spanish-speaking countries, such as Mexico and Argentina, likely due to migration from Spain during the colonial period. One notable bearer of the name in Mexico was Ramón Recinos, a revolutionary who fought alongside Emiliano Zapata during the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century.

Throughout history, the RECINOS surname has been associated with various professions, including military service, literature, and diplomacy. While its origins can be traced back to a specific region in Spain, the name has since spread to different parts of the world, particularly in Latin America, where it has become well-established.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Recinos

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

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

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