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

Brazoban, 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 Brazoban surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Brazoban in America

Brazoban is the 133048th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Brazoban surname appeared 127 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 Brazoban.

The history of the last name Brazoban

The surname BRAZOBAN has its origins in the Iberian Peninsula, specifically in the regions of Spain and Portugal. It is believed to have emerged during the Middle Ages, around the 12th to 14th centuries.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name BRAZOBAN can be found in the Cartulario de Santo Toribio de Liébana, a 13th-century manuscript from the Cantabrian region of Spain. This document mentions a landowner named Rodrigo Brazoban, who was involved in a property dispute in the year 1278.

The name BRAZOBAN is thought to be derived from the Spanish words "brazo" (meaning "arm") and "ban" (an old Germanic word meaning "lord" or "master"). This suggests that the name may have originated as a descriptive surname, possibly referring to someone with a notable physical characteristic or occupation related to their arms or upper body strength.

In the 15th century, the BRAZOBAN name appears in several historical records from the Kingdom of Aragon, including tax rolls and land registries. One notable figure from this period was Juan Brazoban (c. 1420 - 1487), a merchant and landowner who played a role in the economic development of the city of Valencia.

As the centuries progressed, the BRAZOBAN surname spread to other parts of the Iberian Peninsula and beyond. In the 16th century, a branch of the family settled in the Portuguese colony of Brazil, where the name is still found today.

Some other notable individuals with the BRAZOBAN surname include:

1. Alonso Brazoban (c. 1550 - 1621), a Spanish explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expeditions to Mexico.
2. Catalina Brazoban (c. 1610 - 1679), a renowned lace-maker from the town of Camariñas in Galicia, Spain.
3. Tomás Brazoban (1703 - 1782), a Portuguese-born architect who designed several churches and public buildings in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
4. Margarita Brazoban (1815 - 1892), a Spanish painter and portraitist known for her works depicting the nobility of Madrid.
5. Enrique Brazoban (1874 - 1938), a Chilean politician and diplomat who served as the ambassador to Spain during the early 20th century.

While the BRAZOBAN surname has roots in the Iberian Peninsula, it has since spread to various parts of the world, carried by migration and the diaspora of Spanish and Portuguese-speaking communities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Brazoban

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

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 Brazoban 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.

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

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