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Encarnacion Surname Meaning

Spanish (Encarnación): from a Christian religious byname or a female personal name from encarnación ‘incarnation’ (from Latin incarnatio from incarnare ‘to make flesh’ a derivative of caro genitive carnis flesh).

Forming one of the epithets of the Virgin Mary (María de la Encarnación ‘Mary of the Incarnation’).

The surname may also be a reference to a local church dedicated to the Virgin Mary bearing this title.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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You can see how Encarnacion families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Encarnacion family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most Encarnacion families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 8 Encarnacion families living in New Mexico. This was about 89% of all the recorded Encarnacion's in USA. New Mexico had the highest population of Encarnacion families in 1880.

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What is the average Encarnacion lifespan?

Between 1949 and 2004, in the United States, Encarnacion life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1977. The average life expectancy for Encarnacion in 1949 was 33, and 75 in 2004.

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