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

Ogando, 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 Ogando surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ogando in America

Ogando is the 25171st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ogando surname appeared 985 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 Ogando.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ogando 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 Ogando

The surname OGANDO is believed to have originated in Spain, specifically in the region of Galicia. It dates back to the medieval period, between the 10th and 15th centuries. The name is thought to be derived from the Galician word "ogando," which means "a place where holly trees grow." This suggests that the earliest bearers of this surname may have lived near or owned land with a significant presence of holly trees.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the OGANDO name can be found in a 13th-century document from the Monastery of Santa María de Oseira in Galicia. This document mentions an individual named Pedro Ogando, who was a landowner in the area. Another early reference is found in the Tumbo de Sobrado, a medieval cartulary from the Monastery of Santa María de Sobrado dos Monxes, which cites a person named Fernán Ogando in the year 1289.

The OGANDO surname is closely linked to several place names in Galicia, such as the parish of San Pedro de Ogando in the municipality of Vilanova de Arousa, and the village of Ogando in the municipality of Caldas de Reis. These place names likely derive from the same root word as the surname, further highlighting the connection between the name and the region.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the OGANDO surname. One prominent example is Pedro de Ogando y Varela (1589-1652), a Spanish military officer and governor of the Captaincy General of Chile from 1642 to 1647. Another notable figure is Félix Ogando (1926-2011), a Dominican baseball player who played in the Negro leagues and was inducted into the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame.

Other individuals with the OGANDO surname include Simón Ogando (born 1984), a Dominican professional baseball player who has played for various teams in Major League Baseball; Gilberto Ogando (1928-2021), a Venezuelan politician and lawyer who served as the Governor of Anzoátegui state; and María de Jesús Ogando (1903-1993), a Dominican poet and educator known for her contributions to the literary and cultural life of her country.

The OGANDO surname has persisted through the centuries, spanning various regions and cultures, carrying with it the echoes of its origins in the holly-covered landscapes of medieval Galicia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ogando

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

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

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