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

Artalejo, 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 Artalejo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Artalejo in America

Artalejo is the 63373rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Artalejo surname appeared 315 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 Artalejo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Artalejo 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 Artalejo

The surname Artalejo has its origins in Spain, with its earliest known records dating back to the 13th century. The name is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "artola," which means a small hill or mound. It is a toponymic surname, meaning it was originally derived from a place name or a geographical feature.

One of the earliest mentions of the Artalejo surname can be found in medieval documents from the region of Aragon, where a family bearing this name was recorded as landowners in the village of Artalejo, near the city of Zaragoza. This village likely took its name from the presence of a small hill or mound in the area.

During the 15th century, the Artalejo family gained prominence in the city of Seville, where several members held influential positions in the local government and the Catholic Church. Notably, Fray Juan Artalejo (1450-1522) was a renowned Dominican friar and theologian who served as a confessor to King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile.

In the 16th century, the Artalejo surname spread throughout Spain and its colonies in the Americas. One notable figure from this period was Diego Artalejo (1510-1582), a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru and later served as a governor in the region of Chachapoyas.

The 17th century saw the rise of the Artalejo family in the Spanish military. Capitán Juan Artalejo (1620-1687) was a distinguished cavalry officer who fought in the Thirty Years' War and later served as the governor of the Spanish garrison in Flanders.

As the Artalejo surname expanded across Spain and its territories, it underwent various spelling variations, such as Artalexo, Artalecho, and Artalexu, reflecting the regional dialects and linguistic variations of the time.

Other notable individuals bearing the Artalejo surname include María Artalejo (1765-1832), a Spanish playwright and poet who gained recognition for her works during the Enlightenment period, and Joaquín Artalejo (1880-1954), a Spanish architect and urban planner who designed several iconic buildings in Madrid.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Artalejo

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

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

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