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

Carralero, 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 Carralero surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Carralero in America

Carralero is the 62189th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Carralero surname appeared 322 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 Carralero.

We can also compare 2010 data for Carralero 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 Carralero

The surname Carralero has its origins in Spain, particularly in the region of Castile. It is believed to have emerged during the late Middle Ages, around the 13th or 14th century. The name is derived from the Spanish word "carralero," which refers to a person who worked with carts or wagons, either as a driver, builder, or repairer.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Carralero surname can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías, a medieval census document compiled in the late 14th century during the reign of King Pedro I of Castile. This document lists several individuals with the surname Carralero, suggesting that it was already established by that time.

In the 16th century, the Carralero surname appears in various records and manuscripts, such as the Libro de Bautismos (Book of Baptisms) of the parish of San Ginés in Madrid, which mentions the baptism of Juan Carralero in 1581. This indicates that the name had spread to other parts of Spain by that time.

Notable individuals with the Carralero surname throughout history include:

1. Alonso Carralero (c. 1550 - unknown), a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of Chile under Pedro de Valdivia in the mid-16th century.

2. Sebastián Carralero (c. 1620 - c. 1690), a Spanish painter and engraver known for his religious works and portraiture during the Baroque period.

3. María Carralero de Burgos (c. 1675 - c. 1745), a Spanish writer and poet who gained recognition for her poetry and plays in the early 18th century.

4. Juan Antonio Carralero (1789 - 1865), a Spanish military officer who fought in the Peninsular War against the French invasion of Spain (1808-1814).

5. Emilio Carralero Martínez (1875 - 1947), a Spanish politician and lawyer who served as a deputy in the Spanish Parliament during the early 20th century.

The Carralero surname is also associated with various place names and localities in Spain, such as Carralero de Arriba and Carralero de Abajo, which are small villages in the province of Soria, Castile and León. These place names likely derive from the presence of individuals with the Carralero surname in those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Carralero

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

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

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