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

Carrasquillo, 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 Carrasquillo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Carrasquillo in America

Carrasquillo is the 5009th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Carrasquillo surname appeared 7,015 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 Carrasquillo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Carrasquillo 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 Carrasquillo

The surname Carrasquillo originates from Spain, tracing its roots back to the medieval era. It is derived from the Spanish word "carrasco," which refers to a type of evergreen oak tree native to the Iberian Peninsula. This etymology suggests that the name may have originated in regions where these oak forests were prevalent, possibly in areas like Castile, Aragon, or Andalusia.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Carrasquillo can be found in the archives of the Kingdom of Aragon, where a nobleman named Juan Carrasquillo was mentioned in a land deed from the year 1287. This document suggests that the name had already been established by the late 13th century.

During the Reconquista, the period when Christian kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula sought to reclaim territories from Moorish rule, many Carrasquillos were involved in military campaigns. One notable figure was Rodrigo Carrasquillo, a knight who fought alongside King Ferdinand III of Castile in the conquest of Seville in 1248.

As Spain expanded its territories through exploration and colonization in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Carrasquillo name spread to various parts of the Spanish Empire. In the New World, one of the earliest recorded Carrasquillos was Pedro Carrasquillo, a settler who arrived in Puerto Rico in the late 1600s and established a plantation there.

Another significant figure from this era was Juana Carrasquillo, a wealthy landowner in the Spanish colony of Santo Domingo (present-day Dominican Republic) in the mid-1700s. Her estate records provide insights into the economic and social status of the Carrasquillo family at the time.

In the 19th century, several Carrasquillos played important roles in the independence movements of Latin American countries. One notable example is José Carrasquillo, a Venezuelan military leader who fought against Spanish colonial rule and later served as a general in the Venezuelan War of Independence under Simón Bolívar.

As the Carrasquillo name spread across different regions and countries, variations in spelling emerged, such as Carrasquilla, Carrasquila, and Carrasquiyo. These variations often reflected local linguistic adaptations or regional dialects.

Overall, the surname Carrasquillo has a rich and diverse history, spanning centuries and continents, with its origins rooted in the medieval Spanish era and its presence felt in various significant historical events and contexts.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Carrasquillo

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

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

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