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

Carrizo, 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 Carrizo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Carrizo in America

Carrizo is the 66553rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Carrizo surname appeared 297 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 Carrizo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Carrizo 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 Carrizo

The surname Carrizo originates from Spain and can be traced back to the 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "carrizo," which means "reed" or "cane," referring to the reed-covered areas where the earliest bearers of the name likely lived or worked.

Historically, the name was most prevalent in the regions of Andalusia, Extremadura, and Castile-La Mancha in southern and central Spain. The earliest recorded mention of the surname Carrizo can be found in a document from the year 1186, which references a certain Pedro Carrizo, a landowner in the town of Villanueva de la Serena, Badajoz.

In the 13th century, several Carrizo families were listed in the Repartimiento de Sevilla, a manuscript that documented the distribution of lands and properties in Seville following the Christian conquest of the city in 1248. This record provides insight into the presence of the Carrizo name in the region during that time period.

One of the earliest notable figures with the surname Carrizo was Alonso Carrizo, a conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in the early 16th century. Born in Seville around 1490, Alonso Carrizo played a significant role in the conquest of the Aztec Empire and later settled in New Spain (present-day Mexico).

Another individual of historical importance was Juan Carrizo, a Spanish explorer and cartographer who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Carrizo was part of the expeditions that explored and mapped the southern regions of present-day New Mexico and Texas, contributing to the understanding of the geography of the American Southwest.

In the realm of literature, one notable figure was María Carrizo, a Spanish poet and writer born in Seville in 1875. Her works, which included poetry collections and novels, earned her critical acclaim and recognition as a prominent voice in the literary circles of her time.

Another notable Carrizo was José Carrizo, a renowned Argentine folklorist and anthropologist born in 1882 in the province of Santiago del Estero. He dedicated his life to the study and preservation of the folklore, traditions, and indigenous cultures of Argentina, making significant contributions to the field of anthropology.

The Carrizo name has also been associated with various place names throughout Spain, such as the Carrizo River in Extremadura and the municipality of Carrizo de la Ribera in León. These place names likely derived from the presence of reeds or cane plants in those areas, further reinforcing the connection between the surname and its plant-based etymology.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Carrizo

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

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

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