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

Ogarro, 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 Ogarro surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ogarro in America

Ogarro is the 40016th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ogarro surname appeared 548 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 Ogarro.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ogarro 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 Ogarro

The surname Ogarro has its origins in the Basque region of northern Spain and southern France. The name is believed to have derived from the Basque word "ogarra," which means "hook" or "curve." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a hooked or curved geographical feature, such as a bend in a river or a cove along the coast.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ogarro can be found in the Codex de Roda, a 12th-century cartulary from the monastery of Roda de Isábena in Aragon, Spain. The document mentions an individual named "Garcia Ogarro" who was a landowner in the area.

In the 14th century, the name Ogarro appeared in the Libro Becerro de Behetrías, a medieval census of landowners and their properties in the territories of Castile, León, and Galicia. This suggests that the Ogarro family had established themselves as landowners and likely held some degree of social and economic status during that time.

One notable bearer of the Ogarro name was Juan Ogarro, a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of the Canary Islands in the late 15th century. He was born around 1450 and played a significant role in subjugating the indigenous Guanche population on the island of Tenerife.

Another historical figure with the Ogarro surname was Miguel Ogarro, a 16th-century Spanish navigator and cartographer. He was born in Seville around 1530 and is known for his contributions to the mapping of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

In the 17th century, Francisco Ogarro was a prominent Spanish painter who specialized in religious art. He was born in Madrid in 1620 and is best known for his altarpieces and murals in churches throughout Spain.

The Ogarro surname can also be found in the records of the Spanish colonies in the Americas. For instance, there are references to an Alonso Ogarro, who was a landowner in New Spain (present-day Mexico) in the late 16th century.

While the Ogarro name has its roots in the Basque region, it eventually spread to other parts of Spain and beyond, likely due to migration and the expansion of the Spanish Empire. Today, the name can be found in various Spanish-speaking countries, including Mexico, Argentina, and others.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ogarro

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

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

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