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

Vida, 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 Vida surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vida in America

Vida is the 19004th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vida surname appeared 1,434 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 Vida.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vida 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 Vida

The surname VIDA is of Spanish origin, originating in the 14th century. It is derived from the Spanish word "vida," meaning "life." The name was likely initially given as a descriptive nickname to someone who displayed a zest for life or who had survived a life-threatening ordeal.

The earliest recorded instances of the VIDA surname can be found in medieval Spanish records and documents from the regions of Andalusia, Castile, and Aragon. The name was particularly common in the town of Vida, near Burgos, which may have been the original source of the surname.

One of the earliest known bearers of the VIDA surname was Juan de Vida, a Spanish nobleman and military commander who fought in the Reconquista against the Moors in the 13th century. Another notable figure was Pedro de Vida, a 15th-century Spanish poet and playwright whose works were influential during the Renaissance period.

In the 16th century, the VIDA surname spread beyond Spain as Spanish explorers and settlers ventured to the Americas. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in the New World was Diego de Vida, a Spanish conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the 1520s.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the VIDA surname was found among Spanish settlers in various regions of the Americas, including Mexico, Peru, and the Caribbean islands. Notable bearers of the name during this period include Juan de Vida y Castilla, a Spanish colonial administrator who served as the governor of Yucatán in the late 17th century.

In the 19th century, the VIDA surname gained prominence in the United States, particularly in areas with large Hispanic populations. One of the most famous individuals with this surname was Jeremiah Vida, an American politician and lawyer who served as the 13th governor of Texas from 1873 to 1876.

Other notable individuals with the VIDA surname include Francisco Vida, a 20th-century Mexican artist known for his paintings and murals depicting Mexican culture and history, and María Vida, a Spanish writer and feminist activist who was a prominent figure in the early 20th-century women's rights movement in Spain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vida

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

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

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