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

Arocho, 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 Arocho surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Arocho in America

Arocho is the 11610th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Arocho surname appeared 2,703 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 Arocho.

We can also compare 2010 data for Arocho 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 Arocho

The surname Arocho is believed to have its origins in Spain, specifically in the region of Aragon. It is thought to have derived from the Spanish word "arroyo," which means a small stream or creek. The name likely emerged during the medieval period, when surnames were becoming more widespread in Europe.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Arocho can be found in the archives of the city of Zaragoza, dating back to the 14th century. In a document from 1387, a certain Pedro Arocho is mentioned as a landowner in the area. This suggests that the name may have initially been associated with those who lived near or owned property along small waterways or arroyos.

The Arocho name also appears in historical records from the Spanish colonization of the Americas. In the 16th century, some of the earliest settlers in Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands bore this surname. One notable figure was Juan Arocho, a Spanish conquistador who was part of the expedition led by Juan Ponce de León in the early 1500s.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Arocho name spread throughout Spanish-speaking regions of the Americas, particularly in areas with strong ties to the Iberian Peninsula. In Mexico, for instance, there are records of an Alonso Arocho who was a prominent landowner and cattle rancher in the state of Jalisco in the late 1600s.

Another notable individual with the Arocho surname was José Arocho y Arroyo, a Puerto Rican poet and writer who lived from 1825 to 1893. He was a prominent figure in the island's literary circles and is considered one of the founders of the Puerto Rican romantic movement in literature.

In more recent history, one of the most famous bearers of the Arocho name was Roberto Arocho, a Puerto Rican baseball player who played in the Major Leagues from 1962 to 1969. He was a catcher for teams such as the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees.

While the surname Arocho is not among the most common in the Spanish-speaking world, it has a rich history that can be traced back to medieval Spain and the early days of Spanish colonization in the Americas. Its roots are firmly embedded in the linguistic and cultural traditions of the Iberian Peninsula and its diaspora across the Atlantic.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Arocho

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

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

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