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

Corralejo, 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 Corralejo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Corralejo in America

Corralejo is the 40610th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Corralejo surname appeared 538 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 Corralejo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Corralejo 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 Corralejo

The surname Corralejo originated in Spain, with records showing its earliest use in the late 15th century. It is derived from the Spanish words "corral" meaning "pen" or "enclosure" and "ejo" which is a diminutive suffix, indicating a small corral or enclosure. This suggests the name may have referred to someone who lived near or worked at a small corral for livestock.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name comes from the town of Corralejo on the Canary Island of Fuerteventura, founded in the late 15th century after the Spanish conquest of the island. It's likely the surname originated from this place name, with early settlers or residents of the town adopting it as their family name.

In the 16th century, a man named Juan Corralejo was documented as one of the first settlers of the town of San Cristóbal de La Laguna on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. This provides evidence of the surname's early presence in the archipelago.

Another notable figure was Francisco Corralejo, a Spanish soldier born in 1602 who fought in the Thirty Years' War and later served as a colonial governor in Puerto Rico in the 1650s.

In the 18th century, a painter named Diego Corralejo (1710-1785) from the town of Corralejo on Fuerteventura gained recognition for his religious artwork and portraits commissioned by the local nobility.

Moving into the 19th century, a woman named María Corralejo (1825-1892) from the same town was known for her philanthropic work, establishing a school and orphanage for underprivileged children on the island.

While less common outside of Spain and the Canary Islands, the surname Corralejo has been carried by individuals across the Spanish-speaking world, likely descendants of early migrants from the archipelago. Its origins remain firmly rooted in the islands' history and settlement.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Corralejo

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

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

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