Vinaja last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Vinaja

A topographic surname indicating someone who lived by or worked on a vineyard.

Vinaja, 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 Vinaja surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vinaja in America

Vinaja is the 131379th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vinaja surname appeared 129 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 Vinaja.

The history of the last name Vinaja

The surname VINAJA originates from Spain, specifically the region of Catalonia, where it first emerged during the 13th century. It is believed to be derived from the Catalan word "vinater," which refers to a vineyard or winemaker. This suggests that the earliest bearers of this surname were likely involved in the wine industry or resided in areas known for viticulture.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the VINAJA surname can be found in the Liber Feudorum Maior, a medieval Catalan manuscript dating back to the late 13th century, where a certain "Berenguer Vinaja" is mentioned as a landowner in the Penedès region, known for its wine production.

During the 14th century, the VINAJA name appeared in various historical documents in the Catalan counties, such as the Llibre de la Cort del Justícia de València from 1321, which mentions a "Pere Vinaja" as a merchant in the city of Valencia.

In the 15th century, a notable figure bearing the VINAJA surname was Jaume Vinaja, a priest and scholar who served as a canon at the Cathedral of Barcelona from 1456 until his death in 1482.

The VINAJA surname also has a connection to the town of Vinaixa, located in the Catalan province of Lleida. It is believed that some individuals bearing this surname may have originated from or had ties to this locality, whose name is derived from the Latin term "vinalia," referring to a wine festival.

Among other historical figures with the VINAJA surname, one can mention Francesc Vinaja (1620-1687), a Catalan painter who was active in Barcelona during the 17th century, and Jaume Vinaja i Ferrer (1802-1879), a 19th-century Catalan sculptor and teacher at the Llotja School of Art in Barcelona.

Throughout the centuries, variations in the spelling of the VINAJA surname have been documented, such as Vinaya, Viñaja, and Vinalla, reflecting the linguistic and regional variations within the Catalan-speaking areas of Spain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vinaja

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

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 Vinaja was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 5.43% 7
Non-Hispanic Black Only 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races 0.00% 0
Hispanic Origin 94.57% 122

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

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