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

Ocacio, 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 Ocacio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ocacio in America

Ocacio is the 148347th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ocacio surname appeared 111 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 Ocacio.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ocacio 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 Ocacio

The surname OCACIO has its origins in Spain, with the earliest records dating back to the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "ocaso," which means "sunset" or "decline." This name was likely given to someone who lived near or worked in an area where the sun set, or it could have been a descriptive name for someone who lived during the declining years of their life.

The name OCACIO first appeared in the medieval records of the Kingdom of Aragon, a powerful state in northeastern Spain during the Middle Ages. One of the earliest recorded instances of this name was in a land grant document from 1278, where a certain Juan Ocacio was listed as a landowner in the town of Teruel.

In the 14th century, the OCACIO name was also found in the coastal regions of Valencia and Catalonia, suggesting that some families with this surname may have been involved in maritime activities or lived near the sea.

One notable bearer of the OCACIO name was Rodrigo Ocacio, a Spanish explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in the early 16th century. Rodrigo Ocacio is mentioned in several accounts of the Spanish conquest, including Bernal Díaz del Castillo's "The True History of the Conquest of New Spain."

Another significant figure in Spanish history with the OCACIO surname was Juana Ocacio, a noblewoman who lived during the 16th century. She was a prominent patron of the arts and supported several artists and writers in her time.

In the 17th century, the OCACIO name appeared in the records of the Spanish Inquisition, where a certain Diego Ocacio was tried and convicted for heretical beliefs. This incident highlights the religious tensions and persecutions that took place during that era.

The OCACIO surname also has connections to the region of Galicia in northwestern Spain. In the 18th century, a prominent Galician writer and historian named Manuel Ocacio authored several works documenting the history and culture of his homeland.

Throughout the centuries, the OCACIO name has undergone various spelling variations, such as Ocazio, Ocasio, and Ocasio, reflecting the evolving nature of language and regional dialects in Spain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ocacio

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

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

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