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

Mazorra, 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 Mazorra surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mazorra in America

Mazorra is the 105600th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mazorra surname appeared 169 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 Mazorra.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mazorra 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 Mazorra

The surname Mazorra has its origins in Spain, specifically the Andalusia region, where it emerged during the 15th century. It is believed to be derived from the Spanish word "mazorca," which refers to an ear of corn or the husk that encloses it. This suggests that the name may have been initially assigned to individuals who lived in areas known for cultivating corn or who worked in occupations related to agriculture.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Mazorra surname can be traced back to a document from the year 1492, where it appears in the census records of the city of Seville. This document mentions a certain Juan Mazorra, who was a farmer residing in the outskirts of the city. Another early reference is found in the municipal archives of Granada, dating back to 1521, which mentions a María Mazorra, a widow and landowner in the region.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Mazorra name began to spread throughout the Iberian Peninsula and eventually reached the Spanish colonies in the Americas. In the year 1624, records show that a man named Diego Mazorra was among the early settlers in the Spanish colony of Cuba. A few decades later, in 1678, a woman named Juana Mazorra is mentioned in the baptismal records of a church in Mexico City.

One notable bearer of the Mazorra surname was Francisco Mazorra y Romero, a Spanish military officer who served in the Spanish-American War of 1898. He was born in Cádiz in 1845 and played a significant role in the defense of Santiago de Cuba against the American forces. Another prominent figure was Emilio Mazorra, a Cuban architect and urban planner who lived from 1879 to 1962, and was responsible for designing several landmark buildings in Havana during the early 20th century.

In the 19th century, the Mazorra surname can be found in various parts of Spain, including Andalusia, Catalonia, and the Basque Country. One example is Sebastián Mazorra, a Basque businessman and philanthropist born in 1832, who made significant contributions to the development of his hometown, Bilbao.

As for place names associated with the Mazorra surname, there is a village called Mazorra in the province of Valladolid, Spain, which may have derived its name from the same linguistic root as the surname. Additionally, there is a district in Havana called Mazorra, which was named after a psychiatric hospital established there in the 19th century, possibly named after an individual with the Mazorra surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mazorra

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

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

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