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

Chagollán, 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 Chagollán surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Chagollán in America

Chagollán is the 70645th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chagollán surname appeared 277 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 Chagollán.

We can also compare 2010 data for Chagollán 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 Chagollán

The surname Chagollan is believed to have originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southern France during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Basque words "chagar" meaning oak tree and "lan" meaning field or meadow, suggesting it may have originally referred to someone who lived near an oak field or worked on an oak farm.

One of the earliest recorded instances of this surname comes from a 13th century cartulary, a medieval manuscript book recording deeds and other records, which mentions a "Sancho Chagollan" from the village of Labastide-Clairence in Gascony, France. This region had strong cultural ties to the Basque country at that time.

In the 14th century, records show a Chagollan family residing in the town of Lecumberri in Navarre, Spain. This area was historically part of the Basque territories. A municipal document from 1387 refers to a "Pedro Chagollan" as a local landowner.

The name appears to have spread beyond the Basque lands during the 15th and 16th centuries. An early example is Juan Chagollan (1452-1523), a Spanish soldier and explorer who accompanied Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493. He later settled in Santo Domingo, Hispaniola.

Another notable bearer was María Chagollan (c.1530-1590), a wealthy widow from Seville, Spain who bequeathed a large sum to establish an orphanage and school still operating today under the name Colegio de Nuestra Señora de la Anunciación.

In the 17th century, the variant spelling "Chagollant" can be found in records from the French region of Béarn, historically part of the Kingdom of Navarre with Basque cultural influence. One example is Jacques Chagollant (1612-1687), a master baker in Pau known for introducing a distinctive style of baked goods still popular in that area.

As the surname spread further afield, spellings evolved. Jean-Baptiste Chagolan (1763-1844) was a French Bonapartist officer who served in Napoleon's armies across Europe. Meanwhile, in South America, the variant "Chagollán" arose, such as with Tomás Chagollán (1796-1872), an Argentine military leader who fought in the wars of independence.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Chagollán

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

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

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