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

Arviso, 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 Arviso surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Arviso in America

Arviso is the 21413th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Arviso surname appeared 1,221 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 Arviso.

We can also compare 2010 data for Arviso 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 Arviso

The surname Arviso has its origins in Spain, with roots dating back to the medieval period. The name is believed to be derived from the Spanish word "arroyo," meaning a small stream or brook, suggesting that the earliest bearers of this name may have lived near a small waterway.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Arviso name can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías, a 14th-century census of noble landholdings in Castile. This document mentions an individual named Gonzalo Arviso, who held lands in the region of León.

The Arviso name also appears in several historical documents from the 16th and 17th centuries, such as parish records and legal proceedings. One notable example is Juan Arviso, a soldier who served in the Spanish conquest of Mexico under Hernán Cortés in the early 16th century.

During the colonial era, the Arviso family established a presence in the Spanish territories of New Spain (present-day Mexico and the southwestern United States). Francisco Arviso, born in 1675, was among the early settlers in the region of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

As the Arviso name spread across the Americas, it underwent various spelling variations, including Arvisso, Arvizu, and Arvizu. One prominent individual was José Arviso y Valdés, a military officer and landowner in New Mexico in the late 18th century.

Another notable figure was Tomás Arviso, a 19th-century rancher and landowner in California. He was born in 1810 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and later moved to California, where he became a successful businessman and owned extensive lands in the San Joaquin Valley.

Throughout history, the Arviso name has been associated with various professions, including soldiers, landowners, ranchers, and government officials. While not as widespread as some other Spanish surnames, the Arviso name has left a lasting legacy in several regions of the Americas, particularly in the American Southwest.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Arviso

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

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

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