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

Berrellez, 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 Berrellez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Berrellez in America

Berrellez is the 124548th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Berrellez surname appeared 138 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 Berrellez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Berrellez 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 Berrellez

The surname Berrellez originated in Spain during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Spanish word "berrueco," which means a small hill or mound. The name likely referred to someone who lived near or on a small hill.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in records from the region of Castile in central Spain. Variations of the spelling included Berrueco, Berruezo, and Berrueco de Bureba, which was a town in the province of Burgos.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name was in a land grant document from 1287, where a man named Rodrigo Berrueco was granted a small plot of land near the town of Bureba. This suggests that the name may have originated in that area.

In the 15th century, the name appeared in records from the town of Valladolid, which was a prominent city in Castile. A notable figure with this surname was Juan Berrueco, a merchant who lived in Valladolid during the reign of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella in the late 1400s.

As the Spanish Empire expanded in the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname Berrellez spread to other parts of the world, including the Americas. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in the New World was Juan Berrellez, a Spanish soldier who participated in the conquest of Mexico under Hernán Cortés in the 1520s.

Another notable individual with this surname was Alonso Berrellez, a Spanish explorer who accompanied Francisco Vázquez de Coronado on his expedition to the American Southwest in the 1540s. Berrellez is believed to have been one of the first Europeans to set foot in what is now the state of Kansas.

In the 18th century, a branch of the Berrellez family settled in the region of Andalusia in southern Spain. One member of this branch was Diego Berrellez, a merchant and landowner who lived in the city of Seville in the late 1700s.

As the Berrellez surname spread throughout Spain and its colonies, it underwent various spelling changes and adaptations. However, the connection to the original meaning of a small hill or mound remained a common thread throughout its history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Berrellez

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

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

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