as a Last Name
- 6,263
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Candelaria
Meaning & Origins
Spanish and Portuguese: 1. from the Marian epithet (Maria de la) Candelaria, referring to the Catholic feast of the Purification of the Virgin. The name derives from Latin candela ‘candle’, since on this day candles were blessed by a priest and then lit to invoke the protection of the Virgin Mary. 2. habitational name from a place in Tenerife called Canelaria.
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- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 6,263
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New Mexico
- has the most people named Candelaria per capita
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