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

Orozco, 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 Orozco surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Orozco in America

Orozco is the 512th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Orozco surname appeared 65,904 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 22 people would have the surname Orozco.

We can also compare 2010 data for Orozco 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 Orozco

The surname Orozco originates from Spain and dates back to the 15th century. It is a locational surname derived from the town of Orozco in the Basque region of Spain. The name is thought to be derived from the Basque word "orots," meaning "new," and "ko," meaning "place," referring to a new settlement or village.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Orozco can be found in various historical documents from the Basque region, such as land records, census records, and parish registers. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Juan de Orozco, a prominent nobleman who lived in the late 15th century and was involved in the Spanish conquest of the Americas.

During the Spanish colonization of the Americas, many individuals with the surname Orozco migrated to the New World, particularly to Mexico and other parts of Latin America. One notable figure was Juan Orozco y Covarrubias (1601-1680), a Spanish missionary and linguist who worked among the indigenous populations of Mexico and authored several works on their languages and cultures.

Another significant bearer of the Orozco surname was José Clemente Orozco (1883-1949), a renowned Mexican painter and muralist. He was a leading figure in the Mexican Renaissance and is known for his powerful murals depicting revolutionary themes and the struggles of the working class.

In the realm of literature, José Orozco Muñoz (1856-1936) was a prominent Mexican writer and historian who authored several books on Mexican history and culture, including "Apuntes para la historia de la geografía en México" (Notes on the History of Geography in Mexico).

The name Orozco has also been associated with various places and landmarks, such as the town of Orozco in the Basque Country, as well as the Orozco y Berra crater on the planet Mercury, named after the Mexican geographer and historian Antonio Orozco y Berra (1816-1881).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Orozco

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

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

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