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

Carballo, 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 Carballo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Carballo in America

Carballo is the 6971st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Carballo surname appeared 4,813 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 Carballo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Carballo 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 Carballo

The surname "CARBALLO" originated in the northern regions of Spain, particularly in the regions of Galicia and Asturias. It is derived from the Galician and Spanish words "carballeira" or "carballal," meaning "an oak grove" or "a place where oak trees grow."

The name can be traced back to the 12th century, when it was used to identify individuals who lived near or owned lands with significant oak tree populations. In those times, surnames were often derived from geographic features, occupations, or personal characteristics.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the surname Carballo can be found in the medieval Galician-Portuguese lyric poetry collection known as the "Cantigas de Santa Maria," composed in the 13th century. The name is also present in various historical documents from the 14th and 15th centuries in the northern Spanish regions.

In the 16th century, during the Spanish colonization of the Americas, individuals bearing the surname Carballo were among the early settlers who established themselves in various parts of the New World, particularly in regions now part of Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela.

Notable individuals with the surname Carballo throughout history include:

1. Vasco de Quiroga (c. 1470-1565), a Spanish bishop and the first bishop of Michoacán, Mexico, known for his efforts in promoting education and protecting the rights of indigenous people.
2. Juan Bautista Carballo (c. 1550-1613), a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in various expeditions to the Americas and authored a work on the conquest of New Mexico.
3. Luis Alfonso de Carballo (1567-1647), a Spanish painter known for his religious works and portraiture, active in Seville during the Golden Age of Spanish art.
4. Raimundo Carballo Calero (1912-1990), a Galician writer, philologist, and professor who made significant contributions to the study and promotion of the Galician language and culture.
5. José Ignacio Carballo (1962-2005), a Mexican journalist and human rights activist who was assassinated for his work exposing corruption and organized crime in Mexico.

The surname Carballo is also associated with various place names in Spain, such as Carballo (a municipality in Galicia), and Carballal (a parish in Asturias), further reinforcing its connection to the oak tree and its historical roots in the northern regions of the country.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Carballo

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

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

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