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

Reinaga, 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 Reinaga surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Reinaga in America

Reinaga is the 131379th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Reinaga surname appeared 129 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 Reinaga.

We can also compare 2010 data for Reinaga 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 Reinaga

The surname Reinaga is of Spanish origin, derived from the region of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It likely originated in the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century.

The name Reinaga is believed to be a toponymic surname, meaning it was derived from a place name. It may have originated from a small village or hamlet called Reinaga, or a similar-sounding name. The prefix "re" in Galician often denotes a place name related to a river or stream.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Reinaga can be found in the "Cartulario de Sobrado," a historical document from the Monastery of Sobrado dos Monxes in Galicia, dating back to the 13th century. This document mentions a person named "Petrus Reinaga."

Another notable early reference is found in the "Tumbo Viejo de Lugo," a medieval manuscript from the Cathedral of Lugo, which lists a "Martinus Reinaga" in the 14th century.

In the 16th century, a prominent figure with the surname Reinaga was Juan Reinaga, a Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied Hernando de Soto on his expedition to Florida in 1539.

Another notable individual was Pedro Reinaga, a Galician priest and scholar who lived in the 17th century and wrote several works on the history and culture of Galicia.

In the 18th century, a man named Andrés Reinaga was a respected lawyer and judge in the city of Santiago de Compostela.

The 19th century saw the birth of Ramón Reinaga, a Galician poet and writer who was part of the "Rexurdimento" movement, which aimed to revive the Galician language and culture.

While the surname Reinaga is most commonly associated with Spain and Galicia, it has also spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora communities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Reinaga

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

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

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