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

Grullón, 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 Grullón surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Grullón in America

Grullón is the 7411th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Grullón surname appeared 4,492 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Grullón.

We can also compare 2010 data for Grullón 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 Grullón

The surname GRULLON is of Spanish origin, with roots tracing back to the medieval period in the regions of Castilla and Andalusia. It is believed to be derived from the Spanish word "grullo," meaning "crane" or "grey," suggesting a connection to a particular physical trait or location.

One of the earliest recorded instances of this surname can be found in the "Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla," a 13th-century manuscript documenting historical records in the Rioja region of Spain. The name GRULLON is mentioned in association with a landowner or nobleman from that area.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the GRULLON name appeared in various historical documents related to the Spanish colonization of the Americas, particularly in the Caribbean islands and parts of Central and South America. This suggests that individuals bearing this surname were among the early Spanish settlers and explorers who ventured to the New World.

Notable figures throughout history who bore the GRULLON surname include:

1. Hernán García de Grullón (c. 1500-1570), a Spanish conquistador and early settler in the island of Hispaniola (present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti).

2. Juan de Grullón y Mendoza (1605-1678), a Spanish military officer and governor of the province of Santa Cruz de la Sierra in modern-day Bolivia.

3. Beatriz de Grullón (1670-1745), a wealthy landowner and philanthropist in the city of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, known for her contributions to the construction of churches and support of religious institutions.

4. Antonio de Grullón y Pérez (1785-1860), a Dominican political figure and diplomat who served as the Dominican Republic's first ambassador to the United States in the 1840s.

5. Manuel de Grullón (1822-1899), a prominent Dominican lawyer, writer, and politician who played a significant role in the country's struggle for independence from Spain in the late 19th century.

The GRULLON surname has also been associated with various place names and locations throughout Spanish-speaking regions, such as the town of Grullón in the province of León, Spain, and the Grullón River in the Dominican Republic.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Grullón

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

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

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