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

Mazariegos, 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 Mazariegos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mazariegos in America

Mazariegos is the 6465th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mazariegos surname appeared 5,255 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 Mazariegos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mazariegos 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 Mazariegos

The surname Mazariegos originates from Spain and dates back to the 15th century. It is derived from the Spanish toponym "Mazariegos," which refers to a village or small town in the region of Castile and León. The name itself is likely a combination of the Basque word "maza," meaning "oak tree," and the Spanish suffix "-riego," indicating an area with a source of water or irrigation.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Mazariegos can be found in the archives of the Archdiocese of Burgos, where it is mentioned in a document dated 1487. This document refers to a certain Pedro Mazariegos, a landowner in the village of the same name.

During the era of Spanish exploration and colonization of the Americas in the 16th and 17th centuries, several individuals bearing the surname Mazariegos participated in various expeditions and settlements. For instance, Juan Mazariegos (1520-1592) was a Spanish conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico and later served as a colonial administrator in Guatemala.

Another notable figure was Gaspar Mazariegos (1572-1638), a Spanish-born Catholic priest who worked as a missionary in Guatemala and authored several religious texts in the K'iche' language, contributing to the preservation of indigenous cultural heritage.

In the 18th century, Diego Mazariegos (1712-1785) was a prominent military officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Panama from 1761 to 1767.

During the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines, the surname Mazariegos also appeared in various records. One such individual was Tomás Mazariegos (1733-1802), a Spanish sailor and navigator who participated in several scientific expeditions in the Pacific Ocean and helped chart the waters around the Philippine archipelago.

In more recent history, Manuel Mazariegos (1885-1958) was a Guatemalan writer and journalist who played a significant role in the cultural renaissance of his country in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mazariegos

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

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

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