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

Cortado, 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 Cortado surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cortado in America

Cortado is the 139228th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cortado surname appeared 120 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 Cortado.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cortado 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 Cortado

The surname CORTADO is of Spanish origin, deriving from the word "cortado" which means "cut" or "gashed" in Spanish. It is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period, likely referring to someone who had a distinctive cut or scar on their body.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name CORTADO can be found in the Cartulario de San Vicente de Oviedo, a medieval manuscript from the 12th century, which mentions a person named Rodrigo Cortado. This suggests that the name was already in use in the northern regions of Spain during that time.

In the 14th century, there are records of a nobleman named Juan Cortado who was a prominent figure in the court of King Alfonso XI of Castile. He served as a military commander and was involved in the conquest of Gibraltar in 1333.

The CORTADO name also appears in historical documents related to the Spanish colonization of the Americas. One notable example is Diego Cortado, a Spanish explorer and conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the CORTADO surname spread throughout Spain and its colonies. Juan Cortado (1562-1629) was a renowned Spanish painter and sculptor who worked in Seville and Madrid. His works can be found in various churches and museums in Spain.

In the 18th century, a prominent figure with the surname CORTADO was José Cortado y Brio (1727-1798), a Spanish military engineer and architect who served as the Chief Engineer of the Royal Corps of Engineers. He was responsible for the design and construction of several fortifications and public works in Spain and its overseas territories.

As the CORTADO name spread across the Spanish-speaking world, it also found its way to other countries through immigration and migration. For example, in the late 19th century, Manuel Cortado (1860-1932) was a Cuban-born businessman and philanthropist who made significant contributions to the city of Tampa, Florida, in the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cortado

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

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

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