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

Carrizales, 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 Carrizales surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Carrizales in America

Carrizales is the 5114th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Carrizales surname appeared 6,845 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 Carrizales.

We can also compare 2010 data for Carrizales 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 Carrizales

The surname Carrizales has its origins in Spain, first appearing in the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish word "carrizo," meaning reed or cane, suggesting that the name may have originated as a locational surname referring to a place where reeds or canes were abundant.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Carrizales can be found in the Libro de la Montería, a 14th-century hunting treatise commissioned by King Alfonso XI of Castile. This manuscript mentions a place called "Carrizales" in the province of Jaén, which likely contributed to the emergence of the surname.

During the 15th century, the name Carrizales appeared in various historical documents in Spain, such as land records and tax registers. For example, Juan Carrizales, a landowner from Seville, is mentioned in a 1487 census record.

In the 16th century, the name gained prominence with the writer and dramatist Agustín de Carrizales, born in Madrid in 1540. His novella "El Celoso Extremeño" (The Jealous Man of Extremadura) is considered a classic of Spanish literature.

Another notable figure with the surname Carrizales was Diego de Carrizales, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru in the early 1500s. He is mentioned in the chronicles of the Spanish historian Pedro Cieza de León.

Moving into the 17th century, the name Carrizales was associated with several place names in Spain, such as Carrizales de Calatrava in Ciudad Real and Carrizales de Basto in Cáceres, further solidifying its connection to locations with abundant reeds or canes.

In the 18th century, the composer and organist Juan Carrizales (1677-1742) from Seville gained recognition for his contributions to Spanish baroque music.

Another notable individual with the surname Carrizales was Martín Carrizales, a Spanish military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and later became a prominent figure in the Spanish colonial government in Cuba during the early 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Carrizales

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

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

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