Mejorado last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Mejorado

A Spanish surname meaning "improved" or "bettered".

Mejorado, 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 Mejorado surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mejorado in America

Mejorado is the 20336th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mejorado surname appeared 1,307 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 Mejorado.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mejorado 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.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 20336 22821 -11.52%
Count 1,307 1,048 22.00%
Proportion per 100k 0.44 0.39 12.05%

The history of the last name Mejorado

The surname Mejorado has its origins in Spain, dating back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish word "mejorar," which means "to improve" or "to enhance." The name likely originated as a descriptive surname, given to someone who had improved their social or economic standing.

In the early records of Spain, the name appears in various spellings, such as Mejorada, Mejorando, and Mejorato. These variations reflect the fluid nature of surnames in the Middle Ages, when spelling conventions were less standardized.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Mejorado can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrias, a medieval census document from the 14th century. The document mentions a certain Gonzalo Mejorado, who held land in the region of Castile.

During the 15th century, the name Mejorado appears in several historical documents from the Kingdom of Aragon. One notable figure was Juan Mejorado, a merchant and landowner who lived in the city of Zaragoza in the late 1400s.

As the Spanish Empire expanded in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Mejorado surname spread across the Americas. One prominent individual was Pedro Mejorado, a conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the early 1500s.

In the 18th century, a nobleman named Álvaro Mejorado played a significant role in the Spanish colonial administration of the Philippines. He served as the Governor-General of the Philippine Islands from 1759 to 1761.

Another notable figure was María Mejorado, a renowned writer and poet from Seville, Spain, who lived in the late 17th century. Her works, which explored themes of love and spirituality, were widely celebrated during her lifetime.

In the 19th century, a Mexican politician and military leader named Ignacio Mejorado made a name for himself during the Reform War and the French Intervention in Mexico. He served as a general in the liberal forces and played a crucial role in several battles against the French and conservative factions.

Throughout its history, the Mejorado surname has been associated with various locations and place names in Spain, such as the town of Mejorada del Campo in the Community of Madrid, and the village of Mejorada de Olmedo in the province of Valladolid.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mejorado

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

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 Mejorado was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 6.27% 82
Non-Hispanic Black Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.38% 5
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races (S)% (S)
Hispanic Origin 92.73% 1,212

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 Mejorado has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 6.27% 3.91% 46.37%
Black (S)% (S)% (S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander (S)% (S)% (S)%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.38% (S)% (S)%
Two or More Races (S)% (S)% (S)%
Hispanic 92.73% 94.94% -2.36%

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

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