The Acuna surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 16,683 people carried this name — #2,179 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 17,700 people counted. That is up 33% from 12,537 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Acuna surname

A surname from Spanish, an anglicization of Acuña.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Acuna» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 83,343 people named Acuna live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 36,200
Santa Fe 5,907
Corrientes 4,977
Córdoba 4,668
Santiago del Estero 4,298
City of Buenos Aires 3,766
Misiones 3,472
Chaco 3,328

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

73 people named Acuna live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Geneva 26
Zurich 22
Vaud 7
Bern 5
Fribourg 5
St. Gallen 4
Ticino 4

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 23 people named Acuna.

Most of them — 16 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 3 départements, most often Calvados.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 16
Calvados 5
Bas-Rhin 1
Sarthe 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

23 people named Acuna is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 23

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Acuna in American newspapers,
1899–1929.

Newspaper page from The Indian Advocate carrying the name Acuna
The Indian Advocate 1899-10-01
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Acuna
Evening Star 1929-04-08
Newspaper page from Douglas Daily International carrying the name Acuna
Douglas Daily International 1920-05-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,322 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Acuna in Australian newspapers,
1930s–1970s.

120 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Acuna. The most, 103, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

ACT (Canberra) 6
Queensland 2
New South Wales 1
Tasmania 1
Victoria 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Acuna.

In the public record

People named Acuna,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States580 records

580 records of the Acuna name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 421
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 100
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 37
  • Sacramento County historic burials 14
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 5
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Eustolio L. Acuna

    Born 1925 in Texas. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Sam Houston; farmer from Guadalupe County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1986, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Eulogio Acuna

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1893, died 1966; buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Antonia P. Acuna

    Born 1870 in Mexico. Registered as a foreign national in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, under the Alien Registration Act of 1940.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 580 records for Acuna in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

France8 records

8 records of the Acuna name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Manuel Acuna

    Born 1943 in Morocco; died 1994 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Antoinette Marie Marguerite Acuna

    Born 1952 in Caen; died 1978 in Caen (Calvados).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marcelino Acuna

    Born 1915 in Spain; died 1999 in Arras (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Acuna in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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