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

Arballo, 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 Arballo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Arballo in America

Arballo is the 21609th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Arballo surname appeared 1,207 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 Arballo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Arballo 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 Arballo

The surname Arballo has its origins in Spain, where it first appeared in the late 15th century. It is believed to be derived from the Spanish word "árbol," meaning "tree," potentially indicating an association with forestry or a place name related to a specific tree or wooded area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Arballo can be found in the archives of the city of Seville, dated 1492, where a certain Pedro Arballo was listed as a resident. This coincides with the time when many Sephardic Jews were expelled from Spain, suggesting that the name may have Sephardic roots.

Records from the 16th and 17th centuries show the name Arballo dispersed across various regions of Spain, particularly in the provinces of Andalusia and Castile. It is possible that the name was originally a locational surname, referring to a specific place or village that no longer exists or has undergone a name change over time.

The earliest known bearer of the Arballo surname was Juan Arballo, a Spanish soldier who fought in the Conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 1500s. Another notable figure was Padre Andrés Arballo, a Jesuit missionary who traveled to the Americas in the late 16th century and established missions in present-day Paraguay.

During the 18th century, the name Arballo appeared in various Spanish colonial records, particularly in Cuba and Puerto Rico. One notable individual was Diego Arballo, a plantation owner in Cuba who played a role in the island's sugar industry in the 1770s.

In the 19th century, a prominent figure bearing the Arballo surname was Joaquín Arballo y Faraudo (1832-1891), a Spanish politician and lawyer who served as a deputy in the Spanish parliament.

Another notable bearer of the Arballo name was José Arballo (1879-1942), a Cuban writer and journalist who was active in the literary circles of Havana during the early 20th century.

While the surname Arballo is not among the most common Spanish surnames, it has a rich history spanning several centuries and can be traced back to its origins in the Iberian Peninsula.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Arballo

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

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

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