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

Salinas García, 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 Salinas García surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Salinas García in America

Salinas García is the 160975th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Salinas García surname appeared 100 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 Salinas García.

The history of the last name Salinas García

The surname SALINASGARCIA is a double-barreled Spanish surname, combining the names Salinas and Garcia. It originates from Spain, where such double surnames were common among the nobility and upper classes.

Salinas is a toponymic surname derived from the Spanish word "salina," meaning a salt mine or salt works. It likely originated in areas with significant salt production or trade, such as coastal regions or areas with salt marshes or salt mines. The earliest recorded instances of the surname Salinas can be traced back to the 12th century in Castile, Spain.

Garcia is an ancient and widespread patronymic surname derived from the personal name García, which is the Spanish form of the Germanic name Warden or Garth, meaning "garden" or "enclosure." It was a common surname among the Visigoths who ruled parts of Spain before the Moorish conquest in the 8th century.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Salinas can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías, a medieval census of Castile from the 14th century. This document mentions several individuals with the surname Salinas, including Juan Martínez de Salinas, who lived in the town of Salinas de Anana in the Basque Country.

In the 16th century, a notable figure with the surname SALINASGARCIA was Alonso de Salinas y García, a Spanish explorer and conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru under Francisco Pizarro. He was born in Extremadura, Spain, in the late 15th century and died in Peru in the 1550s.

Another historical figure with this surname was Juan de Salinas y García, a Spanish soldier and conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico under Hernán Cortés in the early 16th century. He was born in Seville, Spain, around 1490 and died in Mexico City in the 1540s.

In the 17th century, Pedro de Salinas y García was a Spanish military officer and governor of the Philippines from 1663 to 1668. He was born in Seville, Spain, in the early 1600s and died in Manila, Philippines, in 1668.

In the 18th century, Francisco de Salinas y García was a Spanish painter and engraver known for his works depicting religious subjects and scenes from daily life in Spain. He was born in Madrid in 1713 and died in the same city in 1781.

In the 19th century, José María Salinas y García was a Spanish politician and writer who served as a deputy in the Spanish Cortes (parliament) and wrote several books on political and social topics. He was born in Málaga, Spain, in 1823 and died in Madrid in 1892.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Salinas García

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

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 Salinas García 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.

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

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