The Ignacio surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,219 people carried this name — #5,594 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 47,400 people counted. That is up 41% from 4,405 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Ignacio surname

Borrowed from Spanish Ignacio. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Ignacio» (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 2,444 people named Ignacio 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 659
Jujuy 457
Salta 308
City of Buenos Aires 220
Chubut 141
Río Negro 109
Santa Fe 85
Misiones 81

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 48 people named Ignacio.

8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Paris.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 8
Paris 5
Finistère 4
Savoie 4
Bouches-du-Rhône 4
Territoire de Belfort 4
Charente-Maritime 3
Ardèche 3
Hérault 3

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

In print

Ignacio in American newspapers,
1814–1903.

Newspaper page from Water Valley Progress carrying the name Ignacio
Water Valley Progress 1903-07-11
Newspaper page from The New Hampshire Gazette carrying the name Ignacio
The New Hampshire Gazette 1814-05-10
Newspaper page from The Portland Daily Press carrying the name Ignacio
The Portland Daily Press 1869-07-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 65,221 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Ignacio in Australian newspapers,
1930s–1980s.

247 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Ignacio. The most, 141, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

ACT (Canberra) 33
New South Wales 6
Queensland 5
Victoria 3
Western Australia 3
South Australia 2
Tasmania 1

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

Who carried it

People named Ignacio,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Pedro Ignacio Morales 1750– · politician
  • Elizabeth Willeto Ignacio 1926–2011

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

In the public record

People named Ignacio,
in the records of 3 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 States201 records

201 records of the Ignacio name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 101
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 52
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 34
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 9
  • Sacramento County historic burials 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Roy Ignacio

    Born 1942; from Wahiawa, Hawaii. U.S. Army, armor reconnaissance specialist; killed in action 1971 in Hua Nghia, South Vietnam. Buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Angelo R. Ignacio

    Born 1902 in Portugal. Enlisted 1942 at Sacramento, California; store manager. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1966, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

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

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1892, died 1972; buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 201 records for Ignacio 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) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France12 records

12 records of the Ignacio 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 Eric Andre Ignacio

    Born 1961 in Montélimar (Drôme); died 1983 in Bourg-Saint-Andéol (Ardèche).

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

    Born 1913 in Marennes; died 1980 in Rochefort (Charente-Maritime).

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

    Born 1930 in Auzat-sur-Allier; died 1982 in Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Ignacio 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).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Ignacio name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Antonio Jose Ignacio

    Died 1816 in Rotterdam, aged 37.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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