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

Obregón, 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 Obregón surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Obregón in America

Obregón is the 5630th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Obregón surname appeared 6,172 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 Obregón.

We can also compare 2010 data for Obregón 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 Obregón

The surname Obregon has its origins in Spain, where it first appeared in the 15th century. It is derived from the Spanish word "obregón," which means a pastry or bread roll. This suggests that the original bearers of this name may have been bakers or confectioners.

The name Obregon is thought to have originated in the region of Castile, particularly in the province of Burgos. One of the earliest recorded instances of this surname can be found in the archives of the city of Burgos, dating back to the late 1400s.

During the Spanish colonization of the Americas, the Obregon name spread to various parts of the New World, particularly to Mexico and other Latin American countries. One notable bearer of this name was Alvaro Obregon, a Mexican revolutionary and military leader who played a pivotal role in the Mexican Revolution and later served as President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924.

Another notable figure with the Obregon surname was Pedro de Obregon, a Spanish conquistador and explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in the early 16th century. He is credited with being one of the first Europeans to witness the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan (present-day Mexico City).

In the field of literature, one of the earliest recorded uses of the Obregon name can be found in the novel "El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha" by Miguel de Cervantes, published in the early 17th century. One of the minor characters in the novel is referred to as "el Obregon."

Other notable individuals with the Obregon surname include José María Obregon, a 19th-century Mexican politician and diplomat, and Soledad Obregon, a Mexican actress and singer who gained popularity in the mid-20th century.

While the Obregon name has its roots in Spain, it has since become widespread in various Latin American countries, particularly Mexico, where it remains a fairly common surname to this day.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Obregón

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

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

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