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

Cigarroa, 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 Cigarroa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cigarroa in America

Cigarroa is the 32339th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cigarroa surname appeared 712 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 Cigarroa.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cigarroa 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 Cigarroa

The surname Cigarroa has its origins in Spain, specifically in the region of Andalusia. It is believed to have emerged during the 16th or 17th century. The name is derived from the Spanish word "cigarro," which means "cigar," and the suffix "-oa," which indicates a place of origin or association.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Cigarroa can be found in the municipal archives of the town of Cigarroa, located in the province of Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha. This town is believed to have played a significant role in the cultivation and production of tobacco, which may have contributed to the name's origin.

In the 18th century, a prominent figure named Francisco de Cigarroa y Cervantes (1716-1792) was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Coahuila y Texas, a province of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, from 1749 to 1754.

Another notable individual with the surname Cigarroa was Tomás Cigarroa (1757-1819), a Spanish-Mexican military officer and rancher who played a significant role in the development of the region now known as South Texas. He established several ranches and settlements in the area during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

In the 19th century, José María de Cigarroa (1820-1895) was a prominent landowner and rancher in the Mexican state of Coahuila. He was also involved in local politics and served as a municipal president (mayor) for several terms.

A more recent example is Ricardo Cigarroa (born 1957), a physician and academic who served as the president of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio from 2000 to 2009 and later as the chancellor of the University of Texas System from 2009 to 2017.

Throughout its history, the surname Cigarroa has been associated with individuals from various walks of life, including military officers, landowners, ranchers, and academics, particularly in Spain, Mexico, and the southwestern United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cigarroa

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

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

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