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

Esparragoza, 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 Esparragoza surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Esparragoza in America

Esparragoza is the 121590th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Esparragoza surname appeared 142 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 Esparragoza.

The history of the last name Esparragoza

The surname Esparragoza is of Spanish origin, believed to have originated in the region of Aragon, Spain during the late medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Spanish word "esparrago," meaning "asparagus," suggesting a possible connection to agricultural or culinary professions.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Esparragoza can be found in the 16th-century Spanish archives, where a certain Diego de Esparragoza is mentioned as a landowner in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon. This indicates that the name was already well-established in the region by that time.

In the 17th century, a notable figure named Juan Esparragoza y Gallardo (1592-1658) gained recognition as a prominent Spanish lawyer and legal scholar. He authored several influential works on Spanish law and served as a judge in the royal courts of Madrid.

The name Esparragoza also appears in some historical documents related to the Spanish colonization of the Americas. In the late 18th century, a Francisco Esparragoza is recorded as one of the early settlers in the Spanish colony of California, where he established a successful cattle ranch.

Another notable bearer of the surname was Manuel Esparragoza (1805-1872), a Mexican military officer and politician who played a crucial role in the Mexican-American War. He served as a general in the Mexican Army and later became the governor of the state of Jalisco.

In the 20th century, Esparragoza gained some notoriety as the surname of the infamous Mexican drug lord, Rafael Caro Quintero, whose full name was Rafael Caro Quintero Esparragoza. He was one of the founders of the Guadalajara Cartel and was involved in the kidnapping and murder of DEA agent Enrique Camarena in 1985.

While the exact origins of the Esparragoza surname remain somewhat obscure, its Spanish roots and historical references paint a picture of a name with deep ties to the Iberian Peninsula and its cultural and agricultural traditions, as well as its subsequent spread to the Americas through Spanish colonization and migration.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Esparragoza

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

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

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