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

Cerroblanco, 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 Cerroblanco surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cerroblanco in America

Cerroblanco is the 125282nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cerroblanco surname appeared 137 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 Cerroblanco.

The history of the last name Cerroblanco

The surname CERROBLANCO has its origins in Spain, dating back to the medieval period. It is a combination of two Spanish words, "cerro" meaning hill or mountain, and "blanco" meaning white, suggesting that the name may have originally referred to a person who lived near or owned land near a white hill or mountain.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name CERROBLANCO can be found in the "Libro de la Montería" (Book of the Hunt), a 14th-century manuscript that documents hunting expeditions and locations in the Iberian Peninsula. This work mentions a place called "Cerroblanco" located in the region of Andalusia, indicating that the surname may have derived from this particular location.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the CERROBLANCO name appears in various historical records and documents across Spain. Notable individuals bearing this surname include Diego de CERROBLANCO, a soldier who participated in the conquest of the Canary Islands in the late 15th century, and Pedro CERROBLANCO, a prominent merchant and landowner in the city of Seville in the mid-16th century.

As Spanish explorers and settlers ventured across the Atlantic, the CERROBLANCO name also made its way to the Americas. One of the earliest recorded instances is that of Juan CERROBLANCO, a conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century.

In the 17th century, the CERROBLANCO family established itself in the region of New Spain (present-day Mexico). María CERROBLANCO (1620-1685) was a notable figure in this period, known for her philanthropic work and her support of religious institutions in the city of Puebla.

Another prominent individual with this surname was José CERROBLANCO (1745-1812), a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of several provinces in South America during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Throughout its history, the CERROBLANCO surname has been associated with various locations and place names across Spain and Latin America, often reflecting the geographical features and landscapes where bearers of this name lived or originated from.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cerroblanco

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

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 Cerroblanco 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.

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

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