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

Aros, 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 Aros surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aros in America

Aros is the 27303rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aros surname appeared 885 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 Aros.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aros 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 Aros

The surname AROS is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Galician word "aros," which means "valley" or "lowland." This suggests that the name was likely given to those who lived or worked in a valley or lowland area.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the AROS surname can be found in the Libro del Repartimiento de Sevilla, a document from the 13th century that recorded the distribution of land and property in the city of Seville after its reconquest from the Moors in 1248. This document lists several individuals with the AROS surname, indicating that the name was already in use at that time.

In the 14th century, there are records of a notable figure named Juan AROS, who was a military commander during the Reconquista, the period of Christian conquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors. Juan AROS is said to have played a significant role in the capture of the city of Algeciras in 1344.

The AROS surname also appeared in various historical documents from the 15th and 16th centuries, including the Catastro de Ensenada, a census-like survey conducted in Spain in the mid-18th century. This survey recorded several families with the AROS surname living in various regions of Spain, particularly in the northern provinces.

One notable individual with the AROS surname was Pedro AROS, a Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493. Pedro AROS is credited with being one of the first Europeans to set foot on the island of Puerto Rico.

Another significant figure was Alonso AROS, a 16th-century Spanish architect who was responsible for the design and construction of several notable buildings in Seville, including the Palacio de las Dueñas and the Hospital de la Caridad.

In the 17th century, the AROS surname gained prominence in the Spanish colonies in the Americas. One notable individual was Juan AROS, a Spanish colonist who settled in what is now Mexico in the early 1600s and became a prominent landowner and rancher.

Over the centuries, the AROS surname has spread to various parts of the world, including Latin America, where it is particularly common in countries with a significant Spanish influence, such as Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aros

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

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

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