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The Encinas surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,369 people carried this name — #7,609 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 67,600 people counted. That is up 20% from 3,630 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Encinas surname

From encinas (plural of encina).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Encinas» (Spanish), 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 7,067 people named Encinas 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 2,599
Corrientes 1,660
City of Buenos Aires 586
Chaco 438
Mendoza 352
Santa Fe 269
Córdoba 188
Chubut 177

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 141 people named Encinas.

Most of them — 79 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 79
Hauts-de-Seine 11
Aube 9
Paris 7
Bouches-du-Rhône 6
Var 4
Tarn 3
Loire-Atlantique 3
Lozère 2

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

In print

Encinas in American newspapers,
1899–1922.

Newspaper page from The Washington Weekly Post carrying the name Encinas
The Washington Weekly Post 1899-03-21
Newspaper page from Evening Public Ledger carrying the name Encinas
Evening Public Ledger 1922-08-31
Newspaper page from La Prensa carrying the name Encinas
La Prensa 1915-10-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,505 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Encinas,
with a public archive behind them.

  • José Antonio Encinas 1888–1958 · teacher
  • Ramón Encinas 1893–1967 · association football coach
  • Carlos Encinas González 1907–1997 · physician
  • Carlos Encinas González 1907–1997 · physician
  • Ramón Encinas Diéguez 1918–2014 · politician
  • José Carlos Encinas Doussinague 1931–1995

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Encinas.

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