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

Terceros, 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 Terceros surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Terceros in America

Terceros is the 154907th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Terceros surname appeared 105 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 Terceros.

The history of the last name Terceros

The surname "Terceros" is of Spanish origin, and is believed to have originated in the Iberian Peninsula during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Spanish word "tercero," which means "third." This could suggest that the name was originally given to the third son in a family, or perhaps to someone who lived on a "tercera" or third street.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the "Libro de los Fueros de Castilla," a legal text from the 13th century that contains references to individuals with the surname "Terceros." This indicates that the name was already in use by that time in the region of Castile, in central Spain.

In the 15th century, there are records of a nobleman named Juan Terceros, who held lands in the province of Andalusia, in southern Spain. His family's coat of arms featured three stars, which may have been a reference to the meaning of their surname.

During the Age of Exploration, several individuals named Terceros took part in the Spanish conquest and colonization of the Americas. One notable example is Pedro Terceros, a soldier who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in the early 16th century.

In the 17th century, a prominent figure was Father Alonso Terceros, a Jesuit priest and scholar who taught at the University of Salamanca and wrote several works on theology and philosophy.

Fast-forwarding to the 19th century, a famous bearer of the name was José Terceros, a Bolivian statesman and diplomat who served as the President of Bolivia from 1839 to 1841.

Throughout history, the surname "Terceros" has also been found with variations in spelling, such as "Tercero" and "Terzeros," reflecting regional linguistic differences within the Spanish-speaking world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Terceros

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

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 Terceros 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.

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

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