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

Comacho, 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 Comacho surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Comacho in America

Comacho is the 32900th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Comacho surname appeared 697 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 Comacho.

We can also compare 2010 data for Comacho 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 Comacho

The surname Comacho is believed to have originated in Spain during the Middle Ages. It is thought to be a locational name, derived from a place called Comacho, which was likely a small village or hamlet in one of the northern regions of Spain. The name may have its roots in the Latin word "comatus," meaning "long-haired" or "hairy," suggesting that the place name referred to a heavily forested area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Comacho can be found in the archives of the Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos in the province of Burgos, where a certain Pedro Comacho is mentioned in a document dated 1325. This indicates that the name was already in use by the early 14th century.

During the 15th century, the Comacho family seems to have established a presence in the town of Medina del Campo, a prominent trading center in the region of Castile. Historical records from this period mention a Juan Comacho who served as a magistrate in the town's court in the year 1482.

In the 16th century, as Spain expanded its reach across the Atlantic, the Comacho name began to appear in the Americas. One notable figure was Hernando Comacho, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés. He was born in Seville around 1490 and died in Mexico City in 1555.

Another prominent individual bearing the Comacho surname was Rodrigo Comacho, a Spanish theologian and philosopher who lived in the 17th century. He was born in Madrid in 1620 and studied at the University of Salamanca, where he later taught and published several influential works on metaphysics and ethics.

In the 18th century, the name Comacho was found among the Spanish settlers who established communities in what is now the southwestern United States. One such individual was Juan Bautista Comacho, who was born in Seville in 1725 and later became a prominent rancher and landowner in the region of present-day New Mexico.

Over the centuries, the Comacho surname has been spelled in various ways, including Comacho, Comacho, Comacho, and Comaco, reflecting regional variations and the influence of different languages and dialects. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remain rooted in its Spanish heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Comacho

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

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

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