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

Jerónimo, 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 Jerónimo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jerónimo in America

Jerónimo is the 11856th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jerónimo surname appeared 2,641 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 Jerónimo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jerónimo 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 Jerónimo

The surname JERONIMO is of Spanish origin, deriving from the personal name Jerónimo, itself derived from the Greek name Hieronymus, meaning "sacred name." The name first emerged in Spain during the Middle Ages, likely in the 12th or 13th century.

JERONIMO is thought to have originated in the regions of Castile and Aragon, as these were areas where the name Jerónimo was particularly popular. The earliest recorded instances of the surname can be found in medieval Spanish documents and records from the 13th and 14th centuries.

One notable early bearer of the surname was Pedro Jerónimo, a Spanish explorer and conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in the early 16th century. He played a significant role in the conquest of the Aztec Empire.

Another prominent figure was Juan Jerónimo Serra, a Spanish Franciscan friar born in 1713 on the island of Mallorca. Serra is renowned for establishing a series of missions in what is now the state of California, including the famous Mission San Diego de Alcalá in 1769.

In the realm of literature, the Spanish playwright and poet Lope de Vega, born in 1562, included a character named Jerónimo in his play "El Caballero de Olmedo." This work is considered a classic of the Spanish Golden Age theater.

Moving forward in time, José Jerónimo Trías y Giró, born in 1782 in Puebla, Mexico, was a notable lawyer, politician, and journalist who played a crucial role in the Mexican War of Independence against Spain.

Finally, Jerónimo Suñol i Munné, born in Barcelona in 1917, was a prominent Spanish architect and urban planner who significantly influenced the development of modern architecture in Catalonia and beyond.

These examples illustrate the historical significance and widespread use of the surname JERONIMO across various fields, from exploration and conquest to religion, literature, politics, and architecture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jerónimo

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

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

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