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

Chino, 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 Chino surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Chino in America

Chino is the 16238th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chino surname appeared 1,778 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Chino.

We can also compare 2010 data for Chino 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 Chino

The surname CHINO originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish word "chino" which means "Chinese." This surname likely referred to someone who had either traveled to or traded with China, or perhaps had a physical characteristic that was seen as resembling Chinese people.

The earliest recorded instances of the CHINO surname date back to the 13th century in various regions of Spain, such as Aragon, Castile, and Andalusia. It is believed that some of the earliest bearers of this name may have been merchants or explorers who had interactions with China or the Far East.

In the 15th century, the CHINO surname appeared in several historical documents, including the census records of the city of Seville in 1492. This suggests that there was a notable presence of individuals with this surname in southern Spain during the time of the Spanish Reconquista and the voyages of Christopher Columbus.

One of the earliest known individuals with the CHINO surname was Juan Chino, a Spanish explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to conquer Mexico in the early 16th century. Another notable bearer of this name was Pedro Chino Salcedo (c. 1540-1590), a Spanish conquistador and colonial administrator in Chile.

In the 17th century, the CHINO surname spread to various parts of the Spanish colonial empire, including the Philippines, where it is still found today. A prominent figure from this era was Tomás Chino (1610-1672), a Spanish friar and missionary who worked extensively in the Philippines.

Other notable individuals with the CHINO surname throughout history include Manuel Chino (1773-1839), a Spanish military officer and colonial governor of Puerto Rico, and Rosario Chino (1825-1905), a Cuban poet and writer known for her contributions to the literary movement of costumbrismo.

While the CHINO surname has its roots in Spain, it has since become present in various parts of the world due to Spanish migration and colonial expansion. However, the earliest recorded instances and historical references to this surname can be traced back to the Iberian Peninsula during the medieval and early modern periods.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Chino

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

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

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