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

Sandiego, 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 Sandiego surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sandiego in America

Sandiego is the 29626th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sandiego surname appeared 795 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 Sandiego.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sandiego 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 Sandiego

The surname SANDIEGO originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish city of San Diego, which means "Saint Didacus" in English. The name likely arose as a locative surname, indicating that the original bearers of the name hailed from the city of San Diego or its surrounding areas.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the SANDIEGO surname can be found in the Catalonian archives from the 13th century. In these records, a nobleman named Ramon de SANDIEGO is mentioned as a prominent landowner in the region.

During the 15th century, the SANDIEGO name appears in several historical documents related to the Spanish Inquisition. Juan de SANDIEGO, born in 1410 and died in 1478, was a notable Franciscan friar and theologian who played a significant role in the persecution of conversos (converted Jews and Muslims) during the Inquisition.

In the 16th century, the SANDIEGO surname gained prominence in the New World as Spanish explorers and settlers began to establish colonies in the Americas. One notable figure was Juan Rodriguez SANDIEGO, a conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the 1520s.

Another noteworthy individual was Sebastián Vizcaíno, born in 1548 and died in 1624, a Spanish explorer who mapped the California coast and gave the name "San Diego" to the bay and surrounding area that would later become the city of San Diego.

In the 19th century, the SANDIEGO name was carried by several notable figures, including María Amparo SANDIEGO, a Spanish novelist and poet who lived from 1822 to 1898, and Antonio SANDIEGO, a Spanish military officer who fought in the Carlist Wars between 1833 and 1876.

Throughout history, the SANDIEGO surname has been associated with various place names and locations in Spain, such as San Diego de Alcalá, San Diego del Valle, and San Diego de los Baños, among others. The name has also been subject to various spellings, including San Diago, San Diego, and Sant Diego, reflecting regional linguistic variations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sandiego

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

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

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