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

Vintimilla, 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 Vintimilla surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vintimilla in America

Vintimilla is the 56710th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vintimilla surname appeared 360 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 Vintimilla.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vintimilla 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 Vintimilla

The surname "VINTIMILLA" is of Spanish origin, originating from the regions of Andalusia and Extremadura in southern Spain. It is believed to be derived from the Latin word "vinti," meaning twenty, and the Spanish word "milla," meaning mile, suggesting a possible historical connection to a settlement or location that was twenty miles away from a larger town or city.

Historically, the name appears to have been associated with noble families and landowners in these regions of Spain during the late medieval and early modern periods. One early reference to the name can be found in the records of the Castilian monarchy from the 15th century, where a certain Diego Vintimilla is mentioned as a knight and landowner in the province of Seville.

The earliest recorded instance of the name "VINTIMILLA" dates back to the late 13th century, when a Pedro Vintimilla was documented as a member of the military order of Santiago in the Kingdom of Castile. This military order played a significant role in the Reconquista, the centuries-long campaign to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors.

In the 16th century, a prominent figure bearing this surname was Juan Vintimilla, a Spanish conquistador and explorer who participated in the conquest of Peru alongside Francisco Pizarro. Juan Vintimilla was born in 1490 in Seville and is believed to have died sometime in the mid-16th century during the Spanish colonization of the Americas.

Another notable individual with the surname "VINTIMILLA" was Ignacio Vintimilla, a Peruvian military leader and politician who served as the interim President of Peru in 1834. He was born in Cuzco, Peru, in 1788 and played a crucial role in the Peruvian War of Independence against Spanish rule.

In the 19th century, a prominent figure bearing this name was Manuel Vintimilla, an Ecuadorian politician and military leader who served as the President of Ecuador from 1876 to 1878. He was born in Cuenca, Ecuador, in 1828 and was instrumental in the country's struggle for independence from Spain.

While the surname "VINTIMILLA" has its roots in Spain, it has since spread to various parts of the world, including Latin America, where it is particularly prevalent in countries like Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia, due to the Spanish colonial influence in those regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vintimilla

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

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

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