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

Brosas, 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 Brosas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Brosas in America

Brosas is the 137327th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Brosas surname appeared 122 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 Brosas.

The history of the last name Brosas

The surname Brosas originated in Spain during the late medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish word "broza," which means "brushwood" or "underbrush." The name likely referred to someone who lived near or worked with brushwood, possibly as a woodcutter or forester.

The earliest known records of the Brosas surname date back to the 14th century in the regions of Catalonia and Valencia. In these areas, variations of the spelling included Brosas, Brozas, and Broza. The name was also found in the nearby regions of Aragon and Murcia.

One of the earliest documented individuals with the Brosas surname was Juan Brosas, a landowner in the village of Calaceite, Aragon, who was mentioned in records from the late 15th century. Another early bearer of the name was Pedro Brosas, a merchant from Valencia who traveled to the Americas in the early 16th century.

The Brosas name appears in several historical manuscripts and records from the Spanish Golden Age, including the works of the renowned playwright Lope de Vega. In his play "El Caballero de Olmedo," written in the early 17th century, one of the characters is named Don Alonso Brosas.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Brosas family established branches in various parts of Spain, as well as in the Spanish colonies of the Americas. Notable individuals from this period include Fray Pedro Brosas, a Franciscan missionary who worked in New Spain (present-day Mexico) in the late 16th century, and Doña Catalina Brosas, a landowner in Seville who was involved in a legal dispute over property rights in the 1620s.

In the 18th century, the Brosas name was also found in the Spanish territories of the Philippines and the Caribbean. One prominent figure was Captain Andrés Brosas, a naval officer from Cadiz who served in the Spanish East Indies and participated in the defense of Manila against the British in the late 1700s.

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Brosas surname continued to be present in various regions of Spain, as well as in Spanish-speaking countries across Latin America and the Philippines. Some notable individuals from this period include General José Brosas, a military leader in the Spanish-American War, and the Cuban writer and poet José Brosas y Delgado.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Brosas

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

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

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