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

Jazo, 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 Jazo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jazo in America

Jazo is the 98099th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jazo surname appeared 185 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 Jazo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jazo 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 Jazo

The surname "JAZO" is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period, likely derived from the Spanish word "jazo," meaning a small thicket or bushes. This name may have initially been a descriptive surname, referring to someone who lived near or worked with bushes or thickets.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name "JAZO" can be found in the archives of the Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos, located in the province of Burgos, Spain. A document dated 1283 mentions a certain "Juan Jazo," who was a landowner in the region.

In the 15th century, the name appears in the records of the Inquisition in Seville, where a family of conversos (converted Jews) named Jazo was investigated for alleged violations of religious laws. This suggests that the name may have been adopted by Sephardic Jews during their expulsion from Spain in 1492.

During the 16th century, the name "JAZO" gained prominence in the region of Aragon, particularly in the town of Calatayud. One notable individual bearing this surname was Pedro Jazo, a wealthy merchant and landowner who lived in Calatayud from 1520 to 1587.

In the 17th century, the name "JAZO" can be found in the records of the Spanish colonial settlements in the Americas. For instance, a certain Diego Jazo was among the early settlers of Nueva Segovia (present-day Barinas, Venezuela) in the 1620s.

Another prominent individual with the surname "JAZO" was María Jazo, a renowned painter from Valencia who lived from 1680 to 1745. She was known for her religious artworks and was commissioned by several churches and monasteries in the region.

In the 19th century, the name "JAZO" gained some literary significance when a Spanish poet named Juan Bautista Jazo published a collection of poems titled "Cantos del Alma" (Songs of the Soul) in 1842. He was born in Zaragoza in 1798 and died in Madrid in 1872.

While the surname "JAZO" is not among the most common in Spain today, it has a rich history that spans several centuries and regions, reflecting the diverse cultural influences that have shaped the Spanish language and society.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jazo

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

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

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