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

Delos Rios, 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 Delos Rios surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Delos Rios in America

Delos Rios is the 23532nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Delos Rios surname appeared 1,079 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 Delos Rios.

We can also compare 2010 data for Delos Rios 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 Delos Rios

The surname DELOSRIOS has its origins in Spain, dating back to the 15th century. It is a compound surname derived from the Spanish words "de los" meaning "of the" and "rios" meaning "rivers." This suggests that the name likely originated from a family or individual who resided near a prominent river or rivers.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the DELOSRIOS name can be found in the municipal archives of the town of Arévalo, Avila, Spain, where a certain Juan DELOSRIOS was mentioned in a document dated 1492. This suggests that the surname was already in use during the late 15th century in the region of Castile and León.

In the 16th century, the DELOSRIOS name appeared in various records throughout Spain, including birth, marriage, and death registers. Notable individuals from this era include Pedro DELOSRIOS, a soldier who fought in the Spanish conquest of Mexico under Hernán Cortés in the early 1500s.

As Spain expanded its colonial empire in the Americas, the DELOSRIOS surname traveled across the Atlantic. In the late 16th century, a family bearing the DELOSRIOS name settled in the region of Guadalajara, Mexico, where they became landowners and prominent members of the local community.

One of the most famous individuals with the DELOSRIOS surname was Francisco DELOSRIOS y Valdés, a Spanish poet and playwright born in Madrid in 1633. He was renowned for his works in the Spanish Golden Age and is considered one of the most influential writers of his time.

Another notable figure was Juana DELOSRIOS, a nun and writer who lived in the convent of Santa Clara in Seville, Spain, during the late 17th century. Her writings, which included poetry and religious texts, were widely circulated and admired during her lifetime.

In the 18th century, the DELOSRIOS name appeared in various parts of the Spanish Empire, including the Philippines and Latin America. One notable example was Manuel DELOSRIOS, a military officer and governor of the province of Pampanga in the Philippines, who served in the late 1700s.

As the centuries passed, the DELOSRIOS surname continued to be found in various regions, with individuals bearing this name making contributions in various fields, including literature, arts, and politics. Notable examples include María DELOSRIOS, a Mexican painter and activist who fought for women's rights in the early 20th century, and Enrique DELOSRIOS, a Chilean novelist and poet who was a prominent figure in the Latin American literary renaissance of the 1960s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Delos Rios

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

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

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