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

Santiesteban, 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 Santiesteban surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Santiesteban in America

Santiesteban is the 19189th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Santiesteban surname appeared 1,415 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 Santiesteban.

We can also compare 2010 data for Santiesteban 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 Santiesteban

The surname Santiesteban has its origins in Spain, dating back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the phrase "Santa Esteban," which translates to "Saint Stephen" in English. This suggests that the name may have been originally associated with a person who lived near a church or town dedicated to Saint Stephen.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Santiesteban can be found in various Spanish historical documents from the 13th and 14th centuries. One notable example is the Fuero de Zamora, a legal code from the city of Zamora, which mentions individuals with the surname.

During the 15th century, the name Santiesteban began to appear more frequently in records across different regions of Spain, particularly in areas such as Andalusia and Castile. This indicates that families bearing this surname may have migrated or established themselves in various parts of the country.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Santiesteban was Pedro de Santiesteban, a Spanish military leader who fought in the Reconquista against the Moors in the 13th century. Another notable figure was Alonso de Santiesteban, a 16th-century Spanish explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Santiesteban was also found in various Spanish colonial records from the Americas, suggesting that individuals with this surname were among the early settlers and explorers in the New World.

In the 18th century, Juan de Santiesteban y Elejalde was a Spanish naval officer and governor of Puerto Rico from 1768 to 1771. Additionally, José Santiesteban y Chamorro was a prominent Spanish military commander who served in the Peninsular War against Napoleon's forces in the early 19th century.

Another notable figure was Andrés Santiesteban y Parra, a Cuban writer and journalist who lived in the late 19th century and was known for his works on Cuban history and culture.

Throughout its history, the surname Santiesteban has been associated with various notable individuals from different walks of life, including military leaders, explorers, writers, and government officials, primarily in Spain and its former colonies.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Santiesteban

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

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

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