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

Fraijo, 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 Fraijo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fraijo in America

Fraijo is the 28967th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fraijo surname appeared 820 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 Fraijo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fraijo 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 Fraijo

The surname Fraijo is of Spanish origin and is believed to have originated in the northern regions of Spain, particularly in the Basque Country and the province of Navarre, during the medieval period.

The name Fraijo is thought to be derived from the Basque word "fraide," which means "friar" or "monk." This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with someone who had close ties to a religious order or a monastery.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Fraijo can be found in the "Becerro de las Behetrías de Castilla" (Book of Lordships of Castile), a medieval document dating back to the 14th century. This document contains records of landholdings and taxes paid by various families, including those bearing the surname Fraijo.

In the 16th century, there are records of a prominent Fraijo family residing in the town of Durango, located in the Basque Province of Biscay. One notable member of this family was Juan Fraijo de Urrutia (c. 1520 - 1598), a prominent merchant and landowner who held significant influence in the region.

Another notable individual with the surname Fraijo was Martín Fraijo (1580 - 1648), a Spanish Franciscan friar and missionary who played a crucial role in the evangelization efforts in New Spain (present-day Mexico) during the early colonial period.

In the 18th century, the Fraijo surname can be found in various historical records from the Navarre region, including birth, marriage, and death records. One notable figure from this era was Pedro Fraijo (1712 - 1789), a prominent magistrate and judge in the city of Pamplona.

The surname Fraijo has also been associated with various place names in northern Spain, such as Fraijo, a small village in the municipality of Lucena, in the province of Córdoba, Andalusia. This village likely derived its name from an early settler or landowner bearing the Fraijo surname.

Throughout history, several other individuals with the Fraijo surname have made notable contributions in various fields, such as María Fraijo (1888 - 1965), a celebrated Spanish painter and artist from the Basque region, and Javier Fraijo (1921 - 2003), a renowned Spanish architect and urban planner.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fraijo

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

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

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