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

Solís, 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 Solís surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Solís in America

Solís is the 388th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Solís surname appeared 82,146 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 28 people would have the surname Solís.

We can also compare 2010 data for Solís 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 Solís

The surname Solis is of Spanish origin, derived from the Latin word "sol" meaning "sun." It is believed to have first emerged in the regions of Castile and Andalusia during the Middle Ages.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Solis name can be found in the Becerro de Behetrías, a medieval census document from the 14th century. This document mentions several individuals with the surname Solis who were landowners and vassals of the Crown of Castile.

The name Solis may have also been associated with the town of Solis, located in the province of Guadalajara, Spain. This town's name is derived from the Latin word "solus," meaning "alone" or "isolated," suggesting that the surname could have originated from a place name.

In the 15th century, Pedro Solis de Portillo, a Spanish explorer and navigator, was among the first Europeans to explore the coast of modern-day Venezuela. He is believed to have been born around 1470 in Seville and died sometime after 1520.

Another notable figure with the Solis surname was Juan Díaz de Solis, a Spanish explorer and navigator who is credited with discovering the Río de la Plata (River Plate) in South America in 1516. He was born around 1470 in Lebrija, Spain, and was killed by indigenous people in present-day Uruguay in 1516.

During the 16th century, the Solis name appeared in various historical records, including the archives of the Spanish Inquisition. One such record mentions Alonso de Solis, a Jewish converso (convert to Christianity) who was tried and convicted by the Inquisition in Seville in 1538.

In the 17th century, Antonio de Solis y Rivadeneyra, a Spanish writer, historian, and playwright, gained prominence for his work "Historia de la Conquista de México" (History of the Conquest of Mexico). He was born in 1610 in Alcalá de Henares and died in 1686 in Madrid.

Another notable figure from this period was Antonio de Solis, a Spanish military officer and engineer who played a crucial role in the construction of the Royal Fortress of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf during the 17th century.

Throughout history, the Solis surname has been found across various regions of Spain, as well as in Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, where it was carried by Spanish settlers and immigrants.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Solís

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

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

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