as a Last Name
- 17,880
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Bustamante
Meaning & Origins
Spanish: habitational name from Bustamante in Santander province, so named with Late Latin bustum Amantii ‘pasture (see Busto) of Amantius’, a personal name derived from Late Latin Amans, genitive Amantis, meaning ‘loving’.
| 2,060th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 17,880
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New Mexico
- has the most people named Bustamante per capita
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