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

Bermejo, 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 Bermejo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bermejo in America

Bermejo is the 13138th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bermejo surname appeared 2,330 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Bermejo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bermejo 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 Bermejo

The surname Bermejo originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish word "bermejo," which means "reddish-brown" or "auburn." This term likely referred to someone's physical appearance, specifically their hair color or complexion.

The earliest known record of the Bermejo surname dates back to the 12th century in the region of Andalusia, southern Spain. It is believed that the name may have been initially given as a descriptive nickname before becoming a hereditary surname.

One of the earliest prominent figures with the Bermejo surname was Juan Bermejo, a Spanish painter who lived in the 15th century (c. 1435-1495). He was known for his religious paintings and is considered one of the most important artists of the Hispano-Flemish style.

Another notable figure was Iñigo López de Mendoza, 2nd Marquis of Santillana (1398-1458), a Spanish nobleman, poet, and scholar. He was also known as Iñigo López de Mendoza Bermejo, using the surname as part of his title.

In the 16th century, there was Andrés Bermejo, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Guatemala in the early 1500s. He was one of the first European settlers in the region.

The Bermejo surname also spread to other Spanish-speaking countries during the colonial era, particularly in Latin America. One example is José Bermejo (1780-1831), a Venezuelan military officer who fought in the Venezuelan War of Independence.

In the 19th century, Manuel Bermejo Abadía (1809-1891) was a Spanish lawyer and politician who served as the Minister of Grace and Justice in the government of Práxedes Mateo Sagasta.

While the Bermejo surname is mostly found in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries, it has also been adopted by people of other nationalities over time, often through immigration or intermarriage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bermejo

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

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

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