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

Viniegra, 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 Viniegra surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Viniegra in America

Viniegra is the 122314th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Viniegra surname appeared 141 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 Viniegra.

We can also compare 2010 data for Viniegra 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 Viniegra

The surname VINIEGRA is of Spanish origin, derived from the region of La Rioja in northern Spain. It is believed to have emerged around the 13th century during the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors.

The name is thought to be derived from the Basque word "vina" meaning vineyard and the Spanish word "negra" meaning black, suggesting a connection to vineyards or wine-making in the area. Alternatively, it may have originated from a place name such as Viñegra de Abajo or Viñegra de Arriba, small villages in La Rioja.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the surname VINIEGRA can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías de Castilla, a census-like document from the 14th century that recorded landowners and their properties in the region of Castile. It lists several individuals with the surname VINIEGRA as landowners in the area around La Rioja.

In the 16th century, a nobleman named Diego de VINIEGRA was recorded as a participant in the Spanish conquest of the New World, serving under Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico. Another notable figure was Juan de VINIEGRA, a 17th-century Spanish painter known for his religious works in the Baroque style.

During the 18th century, a Maria VINIEGRA was a prominent courtier and lady-in-waiting to Queen Maria Luisa of Spain. In the 19th century, Manuel VINIEGRA was a Spanish military officer and politician who served as a deputy in the Cortes Generales (Spanish parliament) from 1843 to 1844.

The surname VINIEGRA has also been associated with several notable figures in the fields of literature and academia. For example, Antonio VINIEGRA y Mendoza (1820-1901) was a Spanish poet and playwright, while Juan VINIEGRA y Lasso de la Vega (1856-1924) was a historian and professor at the University of Madrid.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Viniegra

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

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

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