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

Lizardo, 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 Lizardo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lizardo in America

Lizardo is the 14168th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lizardo surname appeared 2,120 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 Lizardo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lizardo 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 Lizardo

The surname Lizardo is of Spanish origin and dates back to the medieval era in Spain. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "lizardo," which means "smooth" or "polished." This name likely referred to someone who worked as a stone polisher or mason.

The earliest recorded instances of the Lizardo surname can be found in historical documents from the regions of Andalusia and Extremadura in southern Spain, where it was particularly prevalent during the 15th and 16th centuries. Some of the earliest known bearers of this name include Juan Lizardo, a stonemason from Seville who was born around 1480, and Pedro Lizardo, a renowned sculptor from Badajoz who lived in the late 16th century.

In the 16th century, the Lizardo surname also appeared in various manuscripts and records related to the Spanish colonization of the Americas. One notable figure was Diego Lizardo, a conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in the 1520s.

Over the centuries, the spelling of the name has remained relatively consistent, with variations such as Lizardo, Lizardi, and Lizárraga appearing occasionally. One of the earliest recorded uses of the Lizárraga variant can be found in reference to Juan Lizárraga, a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of Peru in the 1530s.

Another notable bearer of the Lizardo surname was Miguel Lizardo, a Spanish painter and engraver who lived in the late 17th century and was known for his religious and mythological works.

In the 19th century, José Lizardo y Mandit was a prominent Cuban poet and writer who was born in 1832 and played a significant role in the Cuban literary movement of the time.

It is worth noting that while the Lizardo surname is of Spanish origin, it has spread to various parts of the world due to Spanish migration and colonization, including Latin American countries and the Philippines.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lizardo

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

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

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