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

Abordo, 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 Abordo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abordo in America

Abordo is the 74141st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abordo surname appeared 261 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 Abordo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abordo 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 Abordo

The surname Abordo is believed to have its origins in Spain, stemming from the medieval Spanish word "abordar," which means "to board" or "to approach." The name likely emerged during the time of the Reconquista, the period between the 8th and 15th centuries when Christian kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula fought to reclaim territory from the Moors.

One theory suggests that the name Abordo may have been initially bestowed upon someone whose occupation involved boarding ships or approaching vessels, possibly as a sailor, merchant, or harbor official. Alternatively, it could have been a descriptive surname given to someone who had arrived in a particular area after boarding a ship or approaching by sea.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Abordo can be traced back to the 13th century in various regions of Spain, such as Catalonia, Aragon, and Castile. One notable example is Pedro Abordo, a Catalan merchant who was mentioned in a trade document dated 1287, indicating his involvement in maritime commerce.

In the 15th century, the name appears in historical records from the Kingdom of Aragon, where a Juan Abordo is listed as a shipwright in a census from the city of Valencia in 1472. This suggests a potential connection between the surname and maritime professions during that era.

Moving to the 16th century, a María Abordo is mentioned in the parish records of Seville, a major port city in southern Spain, in 1523. This could indicate the spread of the surname to different parts of the Iberian Peninsula over time.

Another prominent figure with the surname Abordo was Diego Abordo, a Spanish explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in the early 16th century. Abordo played a role in the conquest of the Aztec Empire and is mentioned in several historical accounts of that period.

In the 17th century, the name appears in records from the Spanish colonial territories in the Americas, with a Juan Abordo listed as a landowner in Havana, Cuba, in 1629, and a María Abordo recorded in a census of Mexico City in 1678.

As the surname Abordo spread throughout the Spanish-speaking world, variations in spelling and pronunciation emerged, such as Abordó, Abordo, and Abordu. However, the connection to the maritime and seafaring origins of the name remained a common thread throughout its history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abordo

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

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 Abordo 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 Abordo 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 Abordo was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Abordo, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!