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

Arroyos, 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 Arroyos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Arroyos in America

Arroyos is the 27869th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Arroyos surname appeared 861 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 Arroyos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Arroyos 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 Arroyos

The surname Arroyos originated in Spain during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Spanish word "arroyo," which means a small stream or brook. This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who lived near a small stream or brook.

The earliest known recording of the surname Arroyos can be found in the Libro de la Montería, a 14th-century manuscript detailing the hunting grounds and game preserves of King Alfonso XI of Castile. This document mentions a place called "El Arroyo" located in the province of Seville, which may have been the original place from where the surname originated.

One notable historical figure with the surname Arroyos was Pedro de Arroyos, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 16th century. He was born in Medina del Campo, Spain, around 1490 and died in Mexico City in 1554.

Another prominent individual with this surname was José Arroyos y Acebedo, a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Spanish Louisiana from 1768 to 1770. He was born in Salamanca, Spain, in 1723 and died in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1770.

In the 18th century, there was a Spanish artist named Juan de Arroyos who specialized in religious paintings and frescoes. He was born in Seville, Spain, around 1700 and is known for his works in various churches and monasteries throughout Andalusia.

During the 19th century, Andrés Arroyos was a Cuban lawyer and politician who played a significant role in the Cuban struggle for independence from Spain. He was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1835 and died in New York City in 1898.

In the 20th century, Francisca Arroyos was a Mexican artist and sculptor known for her works depicting indigenous Mexican culture and traditions. She was born in Puebla, Mexico, in 1920 and died in Mexico City in 2005.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Arroyos

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

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

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