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

Pájaro, 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 Pájaro surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pájaro in America

Pájaro is the 75564th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pájaro surname appeared 255 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 Pájaro.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pájaro 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 Pájaro

The surname "PAJARO" has its origins in Spain, dating back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish word "pájaro," which means "bird." This name likely originated as a nickname or descriptive term for someone with a bird-like appearance or behavior.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname "PAJARO" can be found in historical records from the 13th and 14th centuries in various regions of Spain, including Andalusia, Castile, and Aragon. It was often spelled in different variations, such as "Pajaro," "Paxaro," or "Paxaro."

One notable early bearer of the surname was Gonzalo Pajaro, a Spanish military commander who fought in the Reconquista campaigns against the Moors in the 13th century. He was mentioned in several chronicles and manuscripts from that time, including the "Crónica de Alfonso X el Sabio."

In the 15th century, the surname "PAJARO" appeared in the tax records of the city of Seville, suggesting that there were families with this name residing in that area during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs, Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon.

Another notable figure was Juan Pajaro, a Spanish navigator and explorer who participated in the expedition led by Juan Ponce de León to Florida in 1513. He is mentioned in several accounts of the voyage, including the "Relación" written by Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname "PAJARO" spread throughout the Spanish colonies in the Americas, as many individuals with this name migrated to various regions, such as Mexico, Peru, and the Caribbean. One example is Pedro Pajaro, a Spanish settler who established a hacienda in the region of Veracruz, Mexico, in the late 16th century.

In the 18th century, the surname "PAJARO" gained prominence in the Canary Islands, where several families with this name were involved in the wine trade and agriculture. One notable figure from this time was Francisco Pajaro, a prominent landowner and winemaker in the island of Tenerife.

As the Spanish Empire expanded, the surname "PAJARO" also found its way to other parts of the world, such as the Philippines, where some individuals with this name settled during the Spanish colonial period in the 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pájaro

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

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

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