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

Bojórquez, 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 Bojórquez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bojórquez in America

Bojórquez is the 5648th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bojórquez surname appeared 6,147 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Bojórquez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bojórquez 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 Bojórquez

The surname Bojorquez is of Spanish origin, originating from the region of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is believed to have derived from the Arabic word "bujari," which means "son of a falcon hunter." The name likely dates back to the 8th or 9th century, during the Moorish occupation of the Iberian Peninsula.

As the Moors established their rule in parts of Spain, they introduced many Arabic words and names into the local language and culture. Bojorquez is thought to have been a descriptive name given to families involved in falconry, a popular sport among the Moors and later adopted by Spanish nobility.

The earliest known record of the Bojorquez name appears in a document from the city of Seville, dated 1327. It mentions a certain Juan Bojorquez, who was a landowner and falconer in the service of the Spanish king at the time.

In the 16th century, the name is found in records from the Spanish conquest of Mexico, indicating that some Bojorquez families had joined the expeditions to the New World. One notable figure was Hernán Bojorquez, a conquistador who took part in the conquest of Yucatán in the 1540s under Francisco de Montejo.

During the colonial era, the Bojorquez name was present in various parts of Spanish America, particularly in Mexico and Peru. In the 18th century, a prominent member of the family was Miguel Bojorquez, a wealthy landowner and mining entrepreneur in the region of Zacatecas, Mexico.

Another historical figure was Rodrigo Bojorquez, a Spanish military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and later served as a general in the Spanish royal army in the early 19th century.

In the late 19th century, a notable Bojorquez was Jesús Bojorquez, a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as a senator and governor of the state of Sinaloa.

While the Bojorquez surname is not among the most common in Spanish-speaking countries, it has a rich history dating back to the Moorish influence in Spain and the subsequent exploration and colonization of the Americas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bojórquez

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

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

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