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

Peredo, 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 Peredo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Peredo in America

Peredo is the 32599th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Peredo surname appeared 705 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 Peredo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Peredo 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 Peredo

The surname Peredo is believed to have originated in Spain, with its roots dating back to the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Spanish word "piedra," meaning stone or rock, suggesting a possible connection to a geographic location or occupation involving stonework.

One of the earliest recorded references to the Peredo surname can be found in the "Libro Becerro," a 13th-century document from the Monastery of Santa María de Aguilar de Campoo in the northern region of Castile and León. This document mentions individuals with the surname Peredo, indicating their presence in the area during that time.

In the 15th century, records show the Peredo family holding land and properties in the region of Asturias, located in northern Spain. This suggests that the name had spread and established itself in various parts of the country by that point.

One notable individual bearing the Peredo surname was Juan Peredo, a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 16th century. Juan Peredo played a significant role in the fall of the Aztec Empire and the subsequent colonization of Mexico.

Another prominent figure with the Peredo surname was Alonso de Peredo y Villegas, a Spanish military officer and governor who served in the Spanish colonies of New Spain (present-day Mexico) and Peru during the 17th century. He held the position of Governor of Yucatán from 1661 to 1667.

In the 18th century, the Peredo family had a presence in the Basque Country, a region straddling the border between Spain and France. Records from this period mention individuals with the surname Peredo holding positions of authority and influence within the local communities.

The Peredo surname can also be found in historical documents from the Canary Islands, an archipelago off the northwestern coast of Africa that has been a part of Spain since the 15th century. This suggests that the name had spread to various parts of the Spanish territories over the course of several centuries.

While the Peredo surname is predominantly associated with Spain, it has also been adopted by families in other Spanish-speaking countries, particularly in Latin America, due to the widespread migration and settlement of Spanish colonists in the Americas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Peredo

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

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

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