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

Marmolejo, 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 Marmolejo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Marmolejo in America

Marmolejo is the 6500th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Marmolejo surname appeared 5,221 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Marmolejo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Marmolejo 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 Marmolejo

The surname Marmolejo originates from Spain, dating back to the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish words "mármol" (meaning marble) and "lejo" (meaning far), suggesting a possible connection to a place located far from a marble quarry or a town known for its marble production.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Marmolejo can be found in the 13th-century "Repartimiento de Sevilla," a document detailing the distribution of land and properties in the city of Seville after its conquest by King Ferdinand III of Castile in 1248. The document mentions individuals bearing the surname Marmolejo, indicating their presence in the area during that time.

The surname Marmolejo may also have connections to various place names in Spain, such as the town of Marmolejo in the province of Jaén, Andalusia. This town's name possibly influenced the formation of the surname or vice versa, as it was common for surnames to be derived from place names during the Middle Ages.

Notable historical figures with the surname Marmolejo include Juan de Marmolejo, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru in the 16th century. Another prominent individual was Fray Pedro de Marmolejo, a Franciscan friar and missionary who lived in the late 15th and early 16th centuries and was involved in the evangelization efforts in the New World.

In the 17th century, Cristóbal de Marmolejo was a Spanish painter known for his religious works, including paintings found in churches in Seville and its surroundings. Additionally, Alonso de Marmolejo y Sotomayor, born in 1576 in Jaén, was a Spanish nobleman and military commander who served in the War of the Mantuan Succession in the early 17th century.

Another notable figure was Pedro de Marmolejo, a Spanish soldier and explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés during the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century. He played a role in the fall of the Aztec Empire and later served as a colonial administrator in New Spain.

While the surname Marmolejo has its roots in Spain, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly to regions with Spanish colonial influence, such as Latin America.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Marmolejo

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

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

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