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

Umanzor, 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 Umanzor surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Umanzor in America

Umanzor is the 9479th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Umanzor surname appeared 3,432 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 Umanzor.

We can also compare 2010 data for Umanzor 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 Umanzor

The surname Umanzor has its origins in the Central American country of El Salvador. It is derived from the Nahuatl language, which was spoken by the indigenous Pipil people who inhabited the region before the Spanish conquest.

Umanzor is believed to be a combination of two Nahuatl words: "umantzin," meaning "old one," and "tzor," meaning "to dig or make a hole." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to an occupation or activity related to digging or excavation.

One of the earliest known records of the Umanzor surname dates back to the 16th century, shortly after the Spanish colonization of El Salvador. It appears in a church register from the town of Suchitoto, where a man named Juan Umanzor was listed as a landowner.

During the colonial period, the Umanzor name was also found in various legal documents and land records, indicating that some families with this surname had achieved a certain level of prominence and wealth.

In the 19th century, a notable figure bearing the Umanzor name was José María Umanzor, a military officer who fought in the Salvadoran civil war against the Guatemalan forces of Rafael Carrera in the 1840s. He was born in 1810 and died in 1868.

Another prominent individual with the Umanzor surname was Manuel Umanzor Arrieta, a Salvadoran politician and diplomat who served as the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs in the early 20th century. He was born in 1873 and died in 1939.

In more recent history, one of the most well-known individuals with the Umanzor surname is Mauricio Umanzor, a Salvadoran-American artist and sculptor. His works have been exhibited in numerous galleries and museums across the United States and Latin America.

Other notable figures with the Umanzor surname include Julio Cesar Umanzor, a Salvadoran professional soccer player who played for various clubs in Central America and the United States in the late 20th century, and Rosa Umanzor, a Salvadoran human rights activist who fought for the rights of indigenous communities during the country's civil war.

Overall, the Umanzor surname has a rich history that can be traced back to the indigenous Nahuatl culture of pre-colonial El Salvador, and it has been carried by individuals from various walks of life throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Umanzor

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

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

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