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

Marrufo, 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 Marrufo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Marrufo in America

Marrufo is the 9017th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Marrufo surname appeared 3,626 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 Marrufo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Marrufo 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 Marrufo

The surname Marrufo is of Spanish origin, originating in the regions of Andalusia and Extremadura in southern Spain during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Arabic word "murru," meaning "bitter," and the Latin suffix "-ufus," meaning "with a color or appearance of." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone with a swarthy or dark complexion.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Marrufo surname can be found in the "Repartimiento de Sevilla," a document from the 13th century that recorded the distribution of land and property among the Christian conquerors of the city of Seville after its reconquest from the Moors in 1248. This indicates that the name was already in use by that time.

In the 16th century, during the Spanish colonization of the Americas, several individuals bearing the Marrufo surname made their way to the New World. One notable example is Juan Marrufo, a conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 1500s.

Another significant figure in the history of the Marrufo name is Pedro Marrufo de Navarra, a Spanish soldier and explorer who was part of the expeditions led by Francisco Vásquez de Coronado in the 1540s, exploring what is now the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.

In the 17th century, the Marrufo surname can be found in various historical records from Spain, such as baptismal and marriage registers. One prominent individual was Diego Marrufo y Avellaneda, a Spanish playwright and poet who lived from 1614 to 1678.

In the 18th century, the name appears in records from various regions of Spain, as well as in the Spanish colonies in the Americas. One notable figure was Manuel Marrufo, a Spanish military officer who served in the Viceroyalty of New Spain (present-day Mexico) in the late 1700s.

As the centuries passed, the Marrufo surname continued to spread throughout Spain and the Spanish-speaking world, with individuals bearing this name making contributions in various fields, including literature, politics, and the arts. However, it is important to note that specific details about many of these individuals may be limited due to the passage of time and the scarcity of historical records.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Marrufo

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

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

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