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

Aramayo, 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 Aramayo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aramayo in America

Aramayo is the 72771st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aramayo surname appeared 267 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 Aramayo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aramayo 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 Aramayo

The surname Aramayo is believed to have originated in Bolivia, South America, during the late 16th or early 17th century. It is thought to be derived from the Quechua words "arama" meaning "river" and "ayo" meaning "valley" or "ravine," suggesting that the name may have been given to someone who lived in a river valley or near a ravine.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Aramayo can be found in a document from the Archivo Nacional de Bolivia (National Archives of Bolivia) dated 1638, which mentions a person named Juan Aramayo. This suggests that the name was already in use and established in Bolivia by the mid-17th century.

In the 18th century, there are records of an Ignacio Aramayo, a landowner and cattle rancher in the Cochabamba region of Bolivia, who was born in 1725 and died in 1792. His descendants continued to be influential landowners in the region for several generations.

During the 19th century, the name Aramayo gained prominence in Bolivia due to the success of the Aramayo family in the mining industry. José Avelino Aramayo (1804-1882) was a wealthy mine owner and businessman who played a significant role in the development of the Bolivian mining industry. His son, Félix Aramayo (1846-1929), inherited and expanded the family's mining interests, becoming one of the wealthiest and most powerful individuals in Bolivia at the time.

Another notable figure with the surname Aramayo was Ismael Aramayo (1878-1954), a Bolivian diplomat and politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and later as the President of Bolivia from 1951 to 1952.

Other individuals with the surname Aramayo who have made significant contributions in various fields include María Luisa Aramayo (1894-1975), a Bolivian writer and feminist activist; Jaime Aramayo (1917-1996), a renowned Bolivian architect; and Roberto Aramayo (born 1961), a Spanish philosopher and author of several books on ethics and political philosophy.

While the surname Aramayo is most commonly associated with Bolivia, it has also spread to other countries in South America and beyond due to migration and intermarriage. However, its origins can be traced back to the river valleys and ravines of Bolivia, where it first emerged as a distinctive surname several centuries ago.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aramayo

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

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

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