Dellosa last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Dellosa

A Spanish surname derived from the Italian place name "Della Rosa".

Dellosa, 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 Dellosa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dellosa in America

Dellosa is the 101737th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dellosa surname appeared 177 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 Dellosa.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dellosa 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.

20102000Change (%)
Rank101737115489-12.66%
Count17714023.34%
Proportion per 100k0.060.0518.18%

The history of the last name Dellosa

The surname DELLOSA is of Spanish origin, and it is believed to have first emerged in the region of Castile during the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. The name is thought to be derived from the Spanish word "losa," which means "flat stone" or "flagstone." It is possible that the name was originally a descriptive nickname given to someone who lived near a distinctive flat stone or worked with flagstones.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the DELLOSA surname can be found in the archives of the city of Valladolid, where a certain Juan Dellosa was mentioned in a document dating back to 1427. This suggests that the name had already been established in the area by that time.

In the 16th century, the DELLOSA name appears to have spread to other parts of Spain, as well as to the Spanish colonies in the Americas. One notable bearer of the name was Pedro Dellosa, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 1500s.

As the Spanish Empire expanded, the DELLOSA surname was carried to various parts of the New World. In the 17th century, records show a Diego Dellosa who was a landowner in the region of Puebla, Mexico. Around the same time, a Maria Dellosa was listed as a resident of the city of Lima, Peru.

Moving forward to the 18th century, a notable figure with the DELLOSA surname was Francisco Dellosa, a Spanish military officer who served in the Spanish colonies of Florida and Louisiana. He was born in Seville, Spain, in 1720 and died in New Orleans in 1789.

Another historical figure with the DELLOSA name was Joaquín Dellosa, a Spanish painter and engraver who was active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was born in Madrid in 1776 and is known for his intricate etchings and engravings depicting scenes from Spanish history and literature.

In the 19th century, a prominent member of the DELLOSA family was Mariano Dellosa, a Spanish politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Spanish parliament during the reign of Queen Isabella II. He was born in Valencia in 1812 and died in Madrid in 1887.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dellosa

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

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 Dellosa was:

Race/EthnicityPercentageTotal Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only62.71%111
Non-Hispanic Black Only(S)%(S)
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only30.51%54
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native0.00%0
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races3.39%6
Hispanic Origin(S)%(S)

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 Dellosa has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

20102000Change (%)
White62.71%71.43%-13.00%
Black(S)%(S)%(S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander30.51%24.29%22.70%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0.00%0.00%0.00%
Two or More Races3.39%(S)%(S)%
Hispanic(S)%(S)%(S)%

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

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