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

Bazo, 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 Bazo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bazo in America

Bazo is the 91221st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bazo surname appeared 202 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 Bazo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bazo 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 Bazo

The surname Bazo has its origins in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France. It likely derived from the Basque word "baso," meaning forest or woods. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived in or near a forested area.

The Basque Country has a rich cultural heritage dating back thousands of years, and surnames like Bazo are rooted in this ancient linguistic tradition. The earliest known records of the name Bazo date back to the 13th century in various municipal archives and church records from the Basque provinces.

In the late 15th century, the name Bazo appears in the census records of the town of Bermeo, located in the Biscay province of Spain. This indicates that the name was well-established in the region by that time.

One notable historical figure with the surname Bazo was Juan Bazo de Mendoza, a 16th-century Spanish military leader and conquistador. He was born in Vitoria, Álava, Spain, around 1520 and played a significant role in the Spanish conquest of Peru.

Another individual of note was Pedro Bazo de Mendoza, a 17th-century Spanish nobleman and landowner from the Basque region. He was born in Bilbao in 1612 and owned vast estates in the area.

In the 18th century, the name Bazo appeared in records from the town of Lekeitio, located in the Biscay province. A prominent figure from this time was Miguel Bazo, a wealthy merchant and shipowner born in Lekeitio in 1745.

The 19th century saw the name Bazo spread beyond the Basque region as families migrated to other parts of Spain and to the Americas. One notable individual was Javier Bazo y Berri, a Spanish writer and journalist born in Madrid in 1855.

In the 20th century, the surname Bazo continued to be found in various parts of Spain, as well as in countries with significant Spanish-speaking populations. For example, José Bazo was a prominent Colombian lawyer and politician born in Bogotá in 1925.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bazo

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

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

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