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

Delrivero, 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 Delrivero surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Delrivero in America

Delrivero is the 119508th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Delrivero surname appeared 145 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 Delrivero.

We can also compare 2010 data for Delrivero 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 Delrivero

The surname DELRIVERO has its roots in the Spanish language, originating in the regions of Andalusia and Extremadura in southern Spain during the 16th century. It is believed to be derived from the phrase "del río" meaning "of the river" and "vero" which is an old Spanish word meaning "true" or "real." Thus, the name DELRIVERO could be interpreted as "from the true river" or "of the real river."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name DELRIVERO can be found in the town records of Seville, where a certain Pedro Delrivero is mentioned in a document dated 1587. This document pertains to a land dispute involving a property located near the banks of the Guadalquivir River, which may have contributed to the name's origin.

In the late 17th century, a family bearing the name DELRIVERO is known to have settled in the town of Trujillo, in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura. This branch of the family produced several notable individuals, including Juan Delrivero (1675-1742), a respected jurist and legal scholar who authored a treatise on local land ownership laws.

As the Spanish Empire expanded across the Atlantic, the name DELRIVERO was carried to the New World by settlers and explorers. One such individual was Rodrigo Delrivero (1712-1788), a navigator and cartographer who accompanied several expeditions to the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico regions. His detailed maps and charts were instrumental in the development of maritime trade routes during that era.

During the 19th century, the DELRIVERO name gained prominence in the field of literature. Mariana Delrivero (1824-1892), a poet and novelist from Seville, was widely acclaimed for her romantic works that captured the essence of Andalusian culture and traditions.

In more recent times, the name DELRIVERO has been associated with the arts and academia. Notable figures include Javier Delrivero (1928-2005), a renowned painter whose works were heavily influenced by the landscapes of his native Extremadura, and Esperanza Delrivero (born 1963), a respected professor of linguistics and author of several books on the evolution of the Spanish language.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Delrivero

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

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

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