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

Alejandrino, 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 Alejandrino surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Alejandrino in America

Alejandrino is the 72332nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Alejandrino surname appeared 269 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 Alejandrino.

We can also compare 2010 data for Alejandrino 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 Alejandrino

The surname Alejandrino originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish name Alejandro, which in turn comes from the Greek name Alexandros, meaning "defender of men." The name Alejandro was popularized by the conquests of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BCE.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Alejandrino can be found in the Repartimiento de Sevilla, a document from the 13th century that recorded the distribution of land and property in the city of Seville after its conquest by the Christian forces of King Ferdinand III of Castile. The surname is believed to have originated in the region of Andalusia, where many towns and villages bear names related to Alexander, such as Alejandría or Alejandrina.

In the 14th century, there are records of an Alonso Alejandrino, a nobleman from the town of Úbeda in the province of Jaén. He is mentioned in several chronicles of the time as a loyal knight in the service of King Alfonso XI of Castile.

During the 15th century, the surname Alejandrino appears in the records of the Spanish Inquisition, particularly in the region of Aragón. One notable individual was Juan Alejandrino, a merchant from Zaragoza who was accused of secretly practicing Judaism and had his property confiscated by the Inquisition in 1492.

In the 16th century, a famous bearer of the surname was Fray Luis Alejandrino, a Dominican friar and scholar from Seville. He was renowned for his knowledge of languages and wrote several treatises on grammar and rhetoric.

Another notable figure was Catalina Alejandrino, a noblewoman from Córdoba who was one of the ladies-in-waiting to Queen Isabel of Portugal, wife of King Philip II of Spain. She is mentioned in several court records and chronicles from the late 16th century.

During the 17th century, there was a Spanish playwright named Antonio Alejandrino who wrote several comedies and dramas that were popular in the theaters of Madrid. Unfortunately, little is known about his life beyond the few plays that have survived to this day.

In the 18th century, the surname Alejandrino was borne by José Alejandrino, a military officer who fought in the Spanish War of Succession. He is mentioned in several accounts of the battles and campaigns of that conflict.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Alejandrino

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

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

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