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

Sanvicente, 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 Sanvicente surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sanvicente in America

Sanvicente is the 75317th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sanvicente surname appeared 256 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 Sanvicente.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sanvicente 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 Sanvicente

The surname SANVICENTE originated in Spain, with roots tracing back to the 12th century. It is derived from the Spanish words "san" meaning "saint" and "vicente" referring to Saint Vincent, a deacon of the Catholic Church who was martyred in 304 AD. This suggests the name may have originated from a place or region associated with this saint.

The earliest recorded instance of the SANVICENTE surname appears in the Cartulario de San Vicente de Oviedo, a medieval manuscript from the 12th century that documented land transactions and legal proceedings in the region of Asturias, northern Spain. This document mentions individuals with the surname, indicating its usage at that time.

In the 13th century, the SANVICENTE name can be found in the Repartimiento de Sevilla, a record of land distribution following the reconquest of Seville from the Moors in 1248. This suggests that individuals with this surname may have been part of the resettlement efforts in the region.

One notable bearer of the SANVICENTE surname was Pedro Sanvicente, a Spanish painter active in the 16th century. His works can be found in various churches and museums throughout Spain, particularly in the regions of Aragon and Catalonia.

In the 17th century, Juan Sanvicente was a renowned Spanish architect who designed several notable buildings, including the Colegio de Teólogos in the city of Salamanca, which was completed in 1635.

Another historical figure was Miguel Sanvicente y Vives, a Spanish jurist and legal scholar born in Valencia in 1764. He served as a judge in the Royal Audience of Valencia and authored several influential works on Spanish civil law.

During the 19th century, Manuel Sanvicente y Ramos, born in 1829 in Seville, was a prominent politician and statesman who served as a member of the Spanish parliament and held various ministerial positions in the government.

The SANVICENTE surname has also been associated with various place names throughout Spain, such as San Vicente de la Barquera, a municipality in Cantabria, and San Vicente del Raspeig, a town in the province of Alicante. These locations may have contributed to the spread and variation of the surname over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sanvicente

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

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

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