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

Solarez, 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 Solarez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Solarez in America

Solarez is the 99378th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Solarez surname appeared 182 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 Solarez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Solarez 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 Solarez

The surname Solarez originated in Spain during the early medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish word "sol," meaning sun, and the suffix "-arez," which denotes a patronymic or a name indicating one's father or ancestor. The name likely referred to someone who lived near a sunny area or had a sunny disposition.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Solarez surname can be found in the 13th-century Cartulario de la Catedral de Burgos, a collection of documents from the Cathedral of Burgos. This suggests that the name may have originated in the region of Burgos, located in northern Spain.

During the 15th century, the Solarez family held a prominent position in the city of Seville, as evidenced by a mention of Diego Solarez de Fuentes in the Anales Eclesiásticos y Seculares de la ciudad de Sevilla, a historical chronicle of Seville written by Diego Ortiz de Zúñiga in the 17th century.

In the 16th century, Juan Solarez de Villavicencio was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who participated in the conquest of Peru alongside Francisco Pizarro. He is known for founding the city of Cuenca in present-day Ecuador in 1557.

Another notable figure with the Solarez surname was Jerónimo Solarez, a Spanish painter who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He is best known for his religious paintings and works for various churches and monasteries in Seville.

In the 18th century, Manuel Solarez y Romero was a Spanish dramatist and poet who wrote several plays and poems, including the popular work "El Triunfo del Amor y la Amistad" (The Triumph of Love and Friendship).

The Solarez surname has also been associated with various place names in Spain, such as Solarez de Valdevidrío and Solarez de Campos, indicating that families with this name may have originated from or held lands in those areas.

While the Solarez surname is primarily associated with Spain, it has also spread to other parts of the world, particularly Latin American countries, due to Spanish colonization and migration. However, its origins can be traced back to the Iberian Peninsula and the rich cultural heritage of medieval Spain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Solarez

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

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

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