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

Aparicio, 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 Aparicio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aparicio in America

Aparicio is the 149395th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aparicio surname appeared 110 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 Aparicio.

The history of the last name Aparicio

The surname Aparico originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish word "aparicio," which means "apparition" or "vision." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who claimed to have witnessed a supernatural event or had a religious experience.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Aparico surname can be found in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a 12th-century manuscript from the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain. This document mentions an individual named Domingo Aparico, who lived in the village of Santurde in the late 11th or early 12th century.

In the 13th century, the Aparico name appeared in several records from the Kingdom of Aragon, including the Liber Feudorum Maior, a cartulary containing records of land grants and feudal obligations. One notable entry mentions a certain Pedro Aparico, who held lands in the village of Alfamén near Zaragoza.

During the 14th century, the surname Aparico spread to other regions of Spain, including Castile and Andalusia. In the Becerro de las Behetrías, a 14th-century census of noble landholdings in Castile, there are references to several individuals with the Aparico surname, such as Juan Aparico, who held lands in the town of Villaverde de Trucios.

In the 15th century, the Aparico name appeared in historical records from the Canary Islands, which were conquered by the Crown of Castile in the late 15th century. One notable individual from this period was Hernán Aparico, a conquistador who participated in the conquest of the island of La Palma in the late 1400s.

Another notable figure with the Aparico surname was Bartolomé Aparico, a Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493. Aparico played a crucial role in the exploration of the Caribbean and is mentioned in several historical accounts from that time.

Throughout the centuries, the Aparico surname has been associated with various place names and local variations in spelling, such as Aparisi, Aparisi Romero, and Aparisi Navarro. Some of these variations may have originated from different regions or dialects within Spain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aparicio

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

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 Aparicio 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.

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

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