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

Carabajo, 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 Carabajo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Carabajo in America

Carabajo is the 91981st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Carabajo surname appeared 200 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 Carabajo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Carabajo 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 Carabajo

The surname Carabajo originated in Spain during the medieval period, specifically in the regions of Andalusia and Extremadura. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "carabajo," which means "beetle" or "scarab." This suggests that the name may have originally been a nickname or a descriptive term for someone associated with these insects, perhaps due to their occupation or physical characteristics.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Carabajo can be found in the 14th-century manuscript "Libro de Repartimiento de Sevilla," which documented the distribution of land and properties among the Christian settlers who repopulated the city of Seville after its reconquest from the Moors in 1248. This suggests that the Carabajo family may have been among the early settlers in the region.

By the 15th century, the surname had spread to other parts of Spain, including Castile and Aragon. Several notable individuals bearing the Carabajo surname emerged during this time, such as Juan Carabajo, a renowned ceramist who worked in the city of Talavera de la Reina in the late 15th century, renowned for his intricate tile designs.

In the 16th century, the Carabajo family gained prominence in the Americas as Spanish conquistadors and settlers began to establish colonies in the New World. One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname in the Americas was Pedro Carabajo, a soldier who participated in the conquest of Mexico under Hernán Cortés in the 1520s.

Another notable figure was Diego Carabajo, a Jesuit missionary who traveled to South America in the late 16th century and played a crucial role in establishing missions and converting indigenous populations to Christianity in present-day Peru and Bolivia.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Carabajo surname continued to spread throughout Spain and its colonies. One prominent individual was Catalina Carabajo, a renowned painter from Seville who gained recognition for her religious works and portraits in the early 18th century.

As the centuries passed, the Carabajo surname became well-established in various regions of Spain and Latin America, with individuals bearing this name making contributions in various fields, including the arts, literature, and politics.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Carabajo

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

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

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