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

Vigoa, 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 Vigoa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vigoa in America

Vigoa is the 85659th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vigoa surname appeared 218 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 Vigoa.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vigoa 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 Vigoa

The surname VIGOA originates from the Iberian Peninsula, specifically the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France, where it first appeared in the 11th century. It is derived from the Basque word "bigoa," meaning "valley" or "ravine," suggesting that the name may have originally referred to a person who lived near or in a valley.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name VIGOA can be found in the Codex Calixtinus, a 12th-century manuscript that documents the history and traditions of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route. The name is mentioned in connection with a landowner or nobleman who lived along the route in the region of Navarre.

During the Middle Ages, the VIGOA surname spread across the Iberian Peninsula and into neighboring regions, with variations in spelling such as Vigoya, Vigoa, and Vigua appearing in historical records. In the 14th century, a notable figure named Juan de Vigoa was a prominent merchant and landowner in the city of Burgos, which was a major center of trade and commerce at the time.

In the 16th century, the VIGOA name gained recognition through the exploits of Pedro de Vigoa, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru alongside Francisco Pizarro. Pedro de Vigoa was born in Extremadura in 1498 and played a significant role in the Battle of Cajamarca, which led to the capture of the Inca emperor Atahualpa.

Another notable bearer of the VIGOA surname was Domingo de Vigoa, a Basque soldier and explorer who accompanied Juan de Oñate on his expedition to establish the first Spanish settlement in present-day New Mexico in 1598. Domingo de Vigoa's contributions to the exploration and colonization of the American Southwest are documented in historical accounts from that era.

In the 18th century, the VIGOA surname gained prominence in the field of literature through the works of Ignacio de Vigoa y Quintano, a Spanish poet and playwright who was born in Seville in 1703. His plays and poetry were widely celebrated during his lifetime, and he is considered one of the most influential literary figures of the Spanish Baroque period.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vigoa

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

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

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