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

Granillo, 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 Granillo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Granillo in America

Granillo is the 8168th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Granillo surname appeared 4,058 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Granillo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Granillo 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 Granillo

The surname Granillo is of Spanish origin, originating in the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish word "granillo," which means "small grain" or "seed." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as a descriptive surname to someone who worked with grains or seeds, such as a farmer or a miller.

The name first appeared in records from the region of Andalusia in southern Spain, particularly in the provinces of Seville and Cadiz. Some of the earliest documented instances of the name can be found in parish records and census documents from the 16th and 17th centuries.

In the late 15th century, a notable figure named Juan Granillo was recorded as a soldier in the Spanish conquest of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold on the Iberian Peninsula. This historical reference suggests that the Granillo name had already established itself as a surname by that time.

Another early record of the name is found in the archives of the Spanish Inquisition, where a man named Diego Granillo was mentioned in a document from 1567, accused of practicing Judaism in secret. This provides insight into the religious persecution faced by conversos (converted Jews) during the Inquisition.

As the Spanish Empire expanded, the Granillo name spread across the Americas. One notable individual was Pedro Granillo, a Spanish explorer and conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century.

In the 18th century, a prominent figure named María Granillo y Guzmán was a renowned writer and poet from Lima, Peru, known for her contributions to the literary movement of the Spanish Golden Age.

During the 19th century, José Granillo was a prominent political figure in Mexico, serving as a governor of the state of Veracruz from 1851 to 1855.

While the Granillo surname is predominantly found in Spain and Latin American countries, it has also been documented in other parts of the world, likely due to migration and cultural exchange. However, its roots can be traced back to the medieval period in the Iberian Peninsula, where it originated as a descriptive surname related to grains and seeds.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Granillo

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

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

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