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

Ayuso, 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 Ayuso surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ayuso in America

Ayuso is the 31107th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ayuso surname appeared 746 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 Ayuso.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ayuso 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 Ayuso

The surname "AYUSO" is of Spanish origin, derived from the medieval Spanish given name "Ayuso" or "Ayuso Díaz". The name is believed to have originated in the regions of Castile and León, Spain, during the 12th or 13th century.

The name "Ayuso" is thought to be derived from the Latin phrase "ad iusum" or "ad iusum montis", meaning "towards the mountain" or "at the foot of the mountain". This suggests that the name may have been originally given to someone who lived near or at the base of a mountain.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name "Ayuso" can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías, a medieval census document from the reign of King Pedro I of Castile (1334-1369). This document mentions several individuals with the surname "Ayuso" living in various towns and villages in the region of Castile.

In the 15th century, the name "Ayuso" appears in records related to the Reconquista, the centuries-long struggle between Christian and Muslim rulers for control of the Iberian Peninsula. Some notable individuals with this surname from this period include Juan Ayuso, a soldier who fought in the conquest of Granada in 1492, and Beatriz Ayuso, a noblewoman who was awarded land grants in the newly conquered territories.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name "Ayuso" spread to other parts of Spain and the Spanish colonies in the Americas. One notable figure was Pedro Ayuso de Villegas (1556-1633), a Spanish Renaissance poet and playwright from Seville.

Other historical figures with the surname "Ayuso" include:

1. Diego Ayuso (1828-1897), a Spanish politician and lawyer who served as a deputy in the Spanish Parliament.
2. Manuel Ayuso (1899-1975), a Spanish lawyer and politician who served as the Mayor of Madrid from 1951 to 1957.
3. Joaquín Ayuso (1842-1911), a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Spanish Sahara from 1906 to 1909.
4. María Ayuso (1884-1945), a Spanish philanthropist and social activist who founded several charitable organizations in Madrid.
5. Alejandro Ayuso (1951-2007), a Spanish actor and director known for his work in theater and television.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ayuso

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

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

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