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

Meregildo, 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 Meregildo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Meregildo in America

Meregildo is the 113155th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Meregildo surname appeared 155 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 Meregildo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Meregildo 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 Meregildo

The surname MEREGILDO has its origins traced back to the Iberian Peninsula, specifically in the regions of Spain and Portugal, during the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Germanic name Meregild or Merigild, which itself was a compound of the elements "meri" meaning "famous" and "gild" meaning "value" or "payment."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Codex Calixtinus, a 12th-century manuscript from the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela, which mentions a certain Meregildo de Vilar as a pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago in the year 1137.

The name MEREGILDO also appears in several historical documents from the Kingdom of Aragon, such as the Cartulario de Roda, a 12th-century cartulary from the Monastery of Santa María de Roda. In this manuscript, a certain Meregildo de Aínsa is mentioned as a landowner in the region of Huesca around the year 1180.

During the 13th century, the name MEREGILDO gained prominence with the birth of Meregildo de Zamora (c. 1220 - 1292), a renowned Castilian philosopher and theologian who taught at the University of Paris and authored several influential works on logic and metaphysics.

In the 15th century, the name MEREGILDO can be found in Portuguese records, such as the Livro de Linhagens do Conde D. Pedro, which mentions a certain Meregildo Peres de Sousa, a nobleman from the region of Entre-Douro-e-Minho, who lived around 1430.

Another notable figure bearing the surname MEREGILDO was Juan Meregildo de Andrade (1550 - 1616), a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of Chile and served as the Governor of Cuyo Province in present-day Argentina.

The surname MEREGILDO has undergone various spelling variations over the centuries, including Mereguildo, Meriguildo, and Mereghildo, reflecting the regional dialects and linguistic influences of the areas where it was used.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Meregildo

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

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

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