Find out how popular the last name Abasolo is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Abasolo.

Abasolo, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Abasolo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abasolo in America

Abasolo is the 69793rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abasolo surname appeared 281 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Abasolo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abasolo to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Abasolo

The surname Abasolo originates from Spain and can be traced back to the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Basque word "abasoloa," which translates to "orchard meadow" or "apple orchard." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near or owned an apple orchard in the Basque region of northern Spain.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Abasolo can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías, a medieval Castilian manuscript dating back to the 14th century. This document contains records of landowners and their properties in various regions of Spain, including the Basque Country.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Abasolo name appeared in various historical records and documents, particularly in the northern Spanish provinces of Álava, Vizcaya, and Guipúzcoa. Some notable individuals bearing this surname include Martín de Abasolo, a prominent merchant from Bilbao who lived in the late 16th century, and Juan de Abasolo, a military officer who participated in the Spanish conquest of Mexico in the early 1500s.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Abasolo surname spread to other parts of Spain and eventually to Latin America, particularly Mexico, due to Spanish colonization and migration. One of the most famous individuals with this last name was Mariano Abasolo (1783-1816), a Mexican military officer and revolutionary who fought alongside Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla during the Mexican War of Independence.

Other notable individuals with the surname Abasolo include:

1. José Ignacio Abasolo (1830-1891), a Mexican politician and governor of Sinaloa.
2. Camilo Abasolo (1857-1942), a Mexican military general and governor of Michoacán.
3. Ángel Abasolo (1872-1952), a Mexican painter and sculptor known for his works depicting indigenous themes.
4. Julio Abasolo (1878-1939), a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as the Minister of the Interior during the Obregón administration.
5. Antonio Abasolo (1889-1962), a Mexican composer and conductor renowned for his orchestral works and film scores.

While the Abasolo surname initially emerged from the Basque region of Spain, it has since spread across the Hispanic world, with many individuals bearing this name making notable contributions in various fields throughout history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abasolo

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Abasolo.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Abasolo was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Abasolo has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Abasolo was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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