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

Pedroza, 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 Pedroza surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pedroza in America

Pedroza is the 3297th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pedroza surname appeared 10,918 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 people would have the surname Pedroza.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pedroza 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 Pedroza

The surname Pedroza originated in Spain during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Spanish given name Pedro, which in turn comes from the Greek name Petros, meaning "rock" or "stone." The suffix "-oza" indicates a patronymic, indicating a familial relation to an ancestor named Pedro.

Pedroza is believed to have first emerged in the northern regions of Spain, particularly in the provinces of Burgos, Palencia, and Valladolid. Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in medieval Spanish documents and records, such as the Becerro de las Behetrias, a 14th-century census of landowners and vassals.

In the 16th century, during the Spanish colonial era, many individuals bearing the Pedroza surname migrated to the Americas, particularly to regions that are now part of Mexico and Central America. This diaspora contributed to the widespread distribution of the name across the Spanish-speaking world.

One notable individual with the surname Pedroza was Juan de Pedroza, a 16th-century Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés. He was born around 1490 in Medina del Campo, Spain, and died in the early 1550s in Mexico City.

Another historical figure was Pedro de Pedroza, a 17th-century Spanish military officer and governor of the Province of Costa Rica from 1636 to 1639. He played a significant role in the colonization and administration of the region during the Spanish colonial period.

In the 18th century, José Joaquín Pedroza y Salazar was a prominent Mexican Catholic priest and historian. Born in 1702 in Mexico City, he authored several works on the history of New Spain, including the "Crónica General de la Orden de Nuestra Señora de la Merced."

Manuel Pedroza, born in 1820 in Mexico, was a 19th-century Mexican military officer who fought in the Mexican-American War and the Reform War. He later served as the governor of the state of Zacatecas from 1873 to 1875.

In the 20th century, Marcial Pedroza Villareal was a Mexican politician and lawyer who served as the governor of the state of Guanajuato from 1949 to 1955. He was born in 1895 in Guanajuato and played a significant role in the development of the state's infrastructure and education system during his tenure.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pedroza

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

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

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