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

Bojorques, 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 Bojorques surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bojorques in America

Bojorques is the 121590th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bojorques surname appeared 142 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 Bojorques.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bojorques 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 Bojorques

The surname Bojorques originated in Spain, specifically in the region of Andalusia, during the medieval period. It is believed to have its roots in the Arabic language, reflecting the Moorish influence in the region at the time. The name is thought to be derived from the Arabic word "bujurqa," meaning "small hole" or "small opening," possibly referring to a topographical feature or a place name.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Bojorques can be found in the Repartimiento de Sevilla, a document from the 13th century that documented the distribution of land and property in the city of Seville after its conquest by the Christian forces in 1248. This document mentions individuals with the surname Bojorques, suggesting that the name was already established in the region by that time.

In the 15th century, during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs, Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, there are records of a prominent individual named Juan de Bojorques, who served as a royal officer and ambassador. He played a significant role in the negotiations between the Spanish crown and the Kingdom of Granada, the last remaining Moorish stronghold on the Iberian Peninsula.

Another notable figure associated with the Bojorques surname was Pedro de Bojorques, a 16th-century Spanish explorer and conquistador. He participated in the expeditions led by Hernán Cortés in Mexico and is credited with contributing to the conquest of the Aztec Empire.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Bojorques family migrated to the Spanish colonies in the Americas, particularly to regions like Mexico and Peru. One prominent individual from this era was Alonso de Bojorques, a Spanish soldier and colonial administrator who served as the governor of the Captaincy General of Guatemala in the mid-1600s.

During the 18th century, Manuel de Bojorques, a Spanish nobleman and military officer, gained recognition for his role in the defense of Cartagena de Indias, a strategic port city in present-day Colombia, against British forces during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

While the Bojorques surname has its roots in Spain and the Iberian Peninsula, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly Latin America, due to Spanish colonization and migration patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bojorques

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

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

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