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

Viñals, 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 Viñals surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Viñals in America

Viñals is the 157234th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Viñals surname appeared 103 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 Viñals.

The history of the last name Viñals

The surname VINALS has its origins in Spain, dating back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish word "viña," meaning vineyard, suggesting that the name's earliest bearers were likely associated with viticulture or lived near a vineyard.

The surname VINALS can be traced back to the 13th century in the region of Catalonia, where it was one of the earliest recorded surnames in areas such as Barcelona and Tarragona. It is also found in historical records from the nearby region of Valencia.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name VINALS appears in the "Llibre del Repartiment," a medieval census document from the Kingdom of Valencia dating back to the 13th century. This document lists several individuals with the surname VINALS, indicating their presence in the region during that time.

In the 15th century, the name VINALS is mentioned in the "Llibre de Patrimoni Reial," a record of royal properties and landholdings in the Kingdom of Aragon, which included parts of modern-day Spain and France. This suggests that some members of the VINALS family may have held lands or positions within the royal administration.

Notable individuals with the surname VINALS include:

1. Pedro Vinals (c. 1450 - c. 1520), a Catalan painter and sculptor active during the Renaissance period.
2. Juan Vinals (c. 1520 - c. 1590), a Spanish composer and musician who served in the court of King Philip II.
3. Francisca Vinals (c. 1560 - c. 1630), a Spanish writer and poet from Valencia, known for her religious works.
4. Antonio Vinals (c. 1660 - c. 1730), a Spanish military officer who served in the War of the Spanish Succession.
5. José Vinals (c. 1780 - c. 1850), a Spanish politician and lawyer who was a member of the Cortes Generales during the reign of Ferdinand VII.

The surname VINALS has also been associated with various place names in Spain, such as Viñals (a municipality in Catalonia) and Viñales (a town in the province of Pinar del Río, Cuba, which was founded by Spanish settlers). These place names likely originated from the same root word "viña," further reinforcing the connection between the surname and viticulture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Viñals

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

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

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