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

Amarillas, 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 Amarillas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Amarillas in America

Amarillas is the 25684th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Amarillas surname appeared 960 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 Amarillas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Amarillas 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 Amarillas

The surname AMARILLAS originated in Spain, with its earliest recorded examples dating back to the 16th century. The name is derived from the Spanish word "amarillo," meaning "yellow," which likely referred to a physical characteristic or an occupation associated with the color yellow.

AMARILLAS is believed to have originated in the regions of Andalusia and Extremadura in southern Spain, where it was first recorded in parish records and municipal archives. The name may have originated as a descriptive nickname, possibly referring to someone with a yellow complexion or hair color, or someone who worked with yellow dyes or materials.

One of the earliest known references to the name AMARILLAS can be found in the baptismal records of Seville, dated 1567, where a child named Juan Amarillas was baptized. Another early record comes from the parish archives of Cáceres, where a marriage between Pedro Amarillas and María López was recorded in 1594.

The name AMARILLAS also appears in historical records from the Spanish colonies in the Americas, indicating that some bearers of this name were among the early settlers and explorers in the New World. For example, a man named Diego Amarillas is mentioned in documents from the Spanish colony of New Mexico in the late 17th century.

In terms of notable individuals with the surname AMARILLAS, one of the earliest was Hernando Amarillas, a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century. Another notable bearer of this name was Ignacio Amarillas y Urbina (1778-1856), a Spanish-born Catholic priest who served as the Bishop of Guadix and later the Archbishop of Seville.

Other historical figures with the surname AMARILLAS include Manuel Amarillas (1805-1878), a Mexican politician and military officer who served as Governor of Zacatecas, and Mariano Amarillas (1856-1929), a Spanish painter and illustrator known for his works depicting scenes from everyday life in Andalusia.

In more recent times, José Amarillas (1910-1991) was a Mexican writer and journalist who wrote extensively about the history and culture of his home state of Chihuahua, while Américo Amarillas (1923-2010) was a renowned Bolivian sculptor and painter whose works celebrated the indigenous cultures of South America.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Amarillas

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

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

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