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

Aguallo, 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 Aguallo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aguallo in America

Aguallo is the 46037th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aguallo surname appeared 463 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 Aguallo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aguallo 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 Aguallo

The surname Aguallo is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Spanish word "aguallar," which means "to water" or "to irrigate." This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with individuals who worked in agriculture or water management, such as farmers or irrigation specialists.

During the 13th and 14th centuries, the name Aguallo appeared in various historical records and documents from the region of Andalusia in southern Spain. One notable example is the Libro de Repartimiento de Sevilla, a manuscript dating back to 1253, which recorded the distribution of land and property after the reconquest of Seville from the Moors.

In the 15th century, the name Aguallo was also found in documents from the Canary Islands, indicating that some individuals bearing this surname may have migrated from mainland Spain to the islands during that period.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Aguallo was Juan Aguallo, a farmer from the town of Écija in Andalusia, who was mentioned in a land registry document from 1487. Another notable figure was Pedro Aguallo, a military commander who fought in the conquest of the Canary Islands in the late 15th century.

In the 16th century, the name Aguallo appeared in records from various regions of Spain, including Extremadura and Castile. One prominent individual from this period was Hernán Aguallo, a priest and theologian born in Salamanca in 1545, who wrote several influential works on religious doctrine.

During the 17th century, the Aguallo surname was also found in certain parts of Latin America, likely due to the Spanish colonization of the Americas. One example is Juan Aguallo de Alarcón, a Spanish conquistador who was involved in the exploration and settlement of present-day Colombia in the early 1600s.

In the 18th century, a notable figure with the Aguallo surname was María Aguallo y Rodríguez, a Spanish writer and poet born in Seville in 1723. Her works, which included poems and plays, were widely acclaimed during her lifetime.

Over the centuries, the Aguallo surname has undergone various spelling variations, such as Aguayo, Aguallon, and Agualló, reflecting regional linguistic differences and changes in orthography over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aguallo

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

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

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