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

Negreros, 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 Negreros surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Negreros in America

Negreros is the 89403rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Negreros surname appeared 207 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 Negreros.

We can also compare 2010 data for Negreros 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 Negreros

The surname Negreros is of Spanish origin, and it first appeared in the 16th century during the height of the Spanish colonial era. The name is derived from the Spanish word "negrero," which means "slave trader" or "slave ship captain."

Negreros was a term used to refer to those individuals who were involved in the transatlantic slave trade, transporting enslaved Africans from the west coast of Africa to the Spanish colonies in the Americas. The name likely originated as an occupational surname for those engaged in this brutal commerce.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Negreros can be found in the archives of the Spanish Inquisition, where a man named Juan Negreros was tried and convicted for heresy in the year 1589. Records show that he was a ship captain who had been involved in the slave trade between West Africa and the Spanish Caribbean.

Another notable figure with the surname Negreros was Miguel Negreros (1625-1678), a wealthy Spanish merchant and plantation owner in Cuba. He amassed a considerable fortune through his involvement in the slave trade and the exploitation of enslaved labor on his sugar plantations.

In the 18th century, the surname Negreros was associated with a powerful family in the Spanish city of Cádiz, which was a major hub for the slave trade. The Negreros family owned several ships and had business interests in the Spanish colonies of the Caribbean and Latin America.

One of the most infamous individuals with this surname was Pedro Negreros (1760-1832), a notorious Spanish slave trader who was responsible for the transportation of thousands of enslaved Africans to the Americas. He was known for the brutal conditions aboard his ships and the high mortality rates among the captives.

Another notable figure with the Negreros surname was María Negreros (1795-1867), a Cuban-born abolitionist and writer who campaigned tirelessly against the institution of slavery. Despite her family's involvement in the slave trade, she became a vocal critic of the practice and advocated for the abolition of slavery in the Spanish colonies.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Negreros

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

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

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