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

Jaramillo, 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 Jaramillo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jaramillo in America

Jaramillo is the 945th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jaramillo surname appeared 36,755 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 12 people would have the surname Jaramillo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jaramillo 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 Jaramillo

The surname Jaramillo originates from Spain, specifically the region of Castile. It dates back to the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century. The name is derived from the Spanish word "jaramillos," which refers to a thicket of brambles or bushes, suggesting that the original bearers of this name may have lived near or owned land with such vegetation.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Jaramillo surname can be found in the "Codex Diplomaticus Aevi Saxonici," a collection of Anglo-Saxon charters and records from the 7th to the 11th centuries. This suggests that individuals with this surname may have migrated to England during that time period.

The Jaramillo name also appears in several historical manuscripts from Spain, such as the "Libro de las Behetrías" from the 14th century, which was a record of landholdings and taxation in the region of Castile.

Notable individuals with the Jaramillo surname throughout history include:

1. Diego de Jaramillo (c. 1480-1542), a Spanish conquistador and explorer who participated in the conquest of Peru alongside Francisco Pizarro.

2. Juan de Jaramillo (c. 1510-1580), a Spanish navigator and explorer who accompanied Francisco de Orellana on his expedition down the Amazon River in the 16th century.

3. Fray Juan de Jaramillo (c. 1550-1623), a Spanish Franciscan friar and historian who wrote about the early years of the Spanish colonization of New Mexico.

4. José Jaramillo (1780-1858), a Mexican military officer and politician who served as the Governor of Coahuila and Texas from 1833 to 1834.

5. Rubén Jaramillo Aguilar (1900-1962), a Mexican revolutionary and agrarian leader who fought for land reform and the rights of peasants in the state of Morelos.

The Jaramillo surname has also been associated with various place names, such as Jaramillo Quemado, a municipality in the Spanish province of Burgos, and Jaramillo de la Fuente, a village in the province of Soria.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jaramillo

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

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

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