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

Serpas, 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 Serpas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Serpas in America

Serpas is the 16933rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Serpas surname appeared 1,680 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Serpas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Serpas 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 Serpas

The surname Serpas has its origins in Spain and dates back to the 12th century. It is believed to have originated from the Spanish word "sierpe," which means "serpent" or "snake." This suggests that the surname may have been given to someone who had a reputation for being cunning or sly, or perhaps as a nickname for someone who worked with snakes.

One of the earliest records of the name Serpas can be found in the archives of the town of Seville, where a merchant named Juan Serpas was mentioned in a document dated 1276. This indicates that the name was already well-established in the region by that time.

In the 14th century, the name appears in several records of the Kingdom of Aragon, including a mention of a nobleman named Pedro Serpas who served as a knight in the court of King Alfonso IV in the year 1336.

As the centuries passed, the Serpas family spread throughout Spain and its territories. In the 16th century, during the Spanish colonization of the Americas, several individuals bearing the surname Serpas can be found in records from Mexico and Peru.

One notable individual with the surname Serpas was Juana Serpas, a Spanish painter who lived in Seville during the late 16th century. She was renowned for her religious paintings and is considered one of the earliest known female artists from Spain.

Another prominent figure was Diego Serpas, a Spanish explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in the early 16th century. He is mentioned in several accounts of the conquest, and is believed to have played a role in the fall of the Aztec Empire.

In the 18th century, the name appears in records from the Spanish colony of Louisiana, where a family of settlers named Serpas established themselves in the region around present-day New Orleans.

Over time, the surname Serpas has spread to various parts of the world, but its roots can be traced back to its Spanish origins and the potential association with the serpent or snake symbolism.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Serpas

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

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

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