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

Alejos, 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 Alejos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Alejos in America

Alejos is the 15370th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Alejos surname appeared 1,908 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Alejos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Alejos 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 Alejos

The surname "ALEJOS" is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish word "alejo," which means "far away" or "distant." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who lived far from the town or village center, or who had come from a distant place.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname "ALEJOS" can be found in various Spanish historical documents and records from the 13th and 14th centuries. One notable mention is in the "Cartulario de la Iglesia de Toledo," a collection of medieval charters and deeds from the Archdiocese of Toledo, where a certain "Alfonso Alejos" is listed as a landowner in the year 1287.

Another early reference to the name appears in the "Libro de Repartimiento de Sevilla," a 13th-century document detailing the distribution of land and properties in the city of Seville after its conquest by the Christian forces in 1248. Here, a "Juan Alejos" is recorded as receiving a house and lands in the Barrio de la Judería, the Jewish quarter of the city.

During the 15th century, the surname "ALEJOS" can be found in various municipal records and census documents from cities and towns across Spain, particularly in the regions of Andalusia, Castile, and Aragon. One notable individual from this period was Bartolomé Alejos, a merchant and landowner who lived in the city of Córdoba in the late 15th century.

In the 16th century, the name "ALEJOS" gained prominence with the rise of Hernando de Alejos, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru alongside Francisco Pizarro. Born in Extremadura around 1505, Hernando de Alejos played a significant role in the subjugation of the Inca Empire and later settled in the city of Cuzco, where he became a prominent landowner and encomendero (holder of an encomienda, a Spanish labor system).

Another notable figure with the surname "ALEJOS" was Fray Juan de Alejos, a Franciscan friar and missionary who lived in the 17th century. Born in Seville in 1612, Fray Juan de Alejos traveled to the Spanish colonies in the Americas, where he dedicated his life to evangelizing and ministering to the indigenous populations. He is particularly known for his work among the Tarahumara people in present-day northern Mexico.

In the 18th century, the name "ALEJOS" continued to be present in various Spanish records and documents, particularly in the regions of Andalusia and Extremadura. One noteworthy individual from this period was Diego Alejos, a military officer who served in the Spanish Army during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Alejos

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

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

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