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

Cuello, 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 Cuello surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cuello in America

Cuello is the 16984th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cuello surname appeared 1,673 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 Cuello.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cuello 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 Cuello

The surname Cuello has its origins in Spain, originating in the 16th century. It is derived from the Spanish word "cuello," which means "neck" or "collar." This suggests that the name may have been a descriptive nickname given to someone who had a distinctive neck or collar, or perhaps worked in a profession related to necks or collars.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Cuello can be found in the 1591 census records of Seville, Spain, where a family bearing this name was listed as residents. The name also appears in various Spanish archival documents from the 16th and 17th centuries, indicating its widespread use across the Iberian Peninsula during that period.

The Cuello surname has been carried by several notable individuals throughout history. One of the earliest was Pedro Cuello, a Spanish explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés during the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century. Another notable figure was Juan Cuello, a 17th-century Spanish painter known for his religious works, many of which can still be found in churches across Spain.

In the 19th century, Manuel Cuello y Pavón (1822-1892) was a prominent Spanish politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Spanish Cortes Generales (parliament) and played a significant role in the drafting of the Spanish Constitution of 1869.

Another notable bearer of the Cuello surname was Enrique Cuello Calón (1899-1963), a renowned Spanish jurist and legal scholar who made significant contributions to the study of criminal law and penology in Spain.

Outside of Spain, the Cuello name has also been carried by individuals of note, such as Alfredo Cuello (1912-2008), a Cuban-American artist and sculptor known for his abstract works, which can be found in various museums and public spaces across the United States.

The surname Cuello continues to be prevalent in Spain and Latin American countries with strong Spanish cultural influences, though its origins can be traced back to the 16th-century Spanish peninsula.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cuello

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

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

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