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

Santibañes, 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 Santibañes surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Santibañes in America

Santibañes is the 157234th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Santibañes surname appeared 103 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 Santibañes.

We can also compare 2010 data for Santibañes 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 Santibañes

The surname Santibanes originates from Spain and dates back to the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish words "santo" (saint) and "banes" (a place name). This suggests that the name may have originated from a location associated with a particular saint or religious figure.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Santibanes can be found in the Archivo General de Indias, which contains historical records from the Spanish colonial empire. In these archives, there are mentions of individuals with the surname Santibanes who were involved in the exploration and settlement of the Americas during the 16th and 17th centuries.

During the 15th century, a notable individual named Juan Santibanes served as a royal advisor to King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile. Records indicate that he played a role in the Spanish Inquisition and the expulsion of Jews and Muslims from Spain in 1492.

In the 16th century, a man named Pedro Santibanes was a prominent explorer and navigator who accompanied Hernán Cortés during the conquest of Mexico. He is believed to have been born around 1490 and died in the early 1550s.

Another individual with the surname Santibanes was María Santibanes, a Spanish nun and mystic who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. She is known for her spiritual writings and her devotion to the Virgin Mary.

In the 18th century, a man named Francisco Santibanes was a notable artist and sculptor from Seville, Spain. He was active in the Baroque period and is best known for his religious sculptures and altarpieces.

The surname Santibanes has also been associated with various place names in Spain, such as Santibáñez de la Sierra, a town in the province of Salamanca, and Santibáñez de Valcorba, a municipality in the province of Valladolid.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Santibañes

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

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

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