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

Laranjo, 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 Laranjo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Laranjo in America

Laranjo is the 86005th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Laranjo surname appeared 217 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 Laranjo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Laranjo 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 Laranjo

The surname "Laranjo" is of Portuguese origin, deriving from the Portuguese word "laranja" meaning "orange". This surname likely originated in the 15th or 16th century when oranges were first introduced to Portugal from Asia.

The name may have originally been used as a descriptive surname for someone who cultivated or traded oranges. It's possible that the earliest bearers of this surname lived in regions known for orange groves or orchards.

One of the earliest recorded instances of this surname can be found in the 16th-century Portuguese manuscript "Livro das Linhagens" (Book of Lineages), which documented noble and aristocratic families in Portugal. However, the name does not appear to have been associated with any particularly prominent individuals at that time.

In the 17th century, there are records of a Francisco Laranjo, born in 1628 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was a merchant who traded in various goods, including oranges and other citrus fruits.

During the 18th century, a notable figure with this surname was João Laranjo (1712-1786), a Portuguese architect and engineer who designed several churches and public buildings in Lisbon.

In the 19th century, José Laranjo (1845-1912) was a Portuguese writer and journalist who contributed to several literary publications and advocated for social reforms.

Another individual of note was Mariana Laranjo (1890-1964), a Portuguese artist and painter who was part of the Modernist movement in Portugal. Her works were exhibited in various galleries across Europe.

While the surname Laranjo is not particularly common, it can be found among Portuguese communities around the world, including in Brazil, where many Portuguese immigrants settled over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Laranjo

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

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

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