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

Deollos, 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 Deollos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Deollos in America

Deollos is the 140157th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Deollos surname appeared 119 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 Deollos.

The history of the last name Deollos

The surname DEOLLOS is believed to have originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southern France during the medieval period. It is thought to derive from the Basque word "deo", meaning "God", and the suffix "-los", implying ownership or belonging. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who worked for the church or served a religious order.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name DEOLLOS appears in a 13th-century manuscript from the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain. The document mentions a certain "Pedro Deollos", who was a monk and scribe at the monastery.

In the 14th century, the name DEOLLOS can be found in several tax records and land registries from the Navarre region of northern Spain. One notable individual was Juan Deollos, born around 1320, who was a wealthy landowner and nobleman in the town of Sangüesa.

The DEOLLOS surname also has ties to the Basque Country in France, particularly in the historic province of Labourd. In 1492, a man named Martin Deollos was recorded as a resident of the town of Ustaritz, near the city of Bayonne.

During the 16th century, the name DEOLLOS appeared in various documents from the Kingdom of Navarre, which at the time spanned parts of modern-day Spain and France. One prominent figure was Catalina Deollos, born in 1524, who was a renowned midwife and healer in the city of Pamplona.

Another notable bearer of the DEOLLOS surname was Miguel Deollos, born in 1678 in the Basque town of Lesaka, near the French border. He was a successful merchant and trader who traveled extensively throughout Europe, establishing trade routes and business connections.

Throughout the centuries, the DEOLLOS name has undergone various spelling variations, such as Deolos, Deyollos, and Deyolos, reflecting the linguistic diversity of the Basque region and the influence of neighboring languages like Spanish and French.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Deollos

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

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 Deollos 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.

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

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