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

Polillo, 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 Polillo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Polillo in America

Polillo is the 92719th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Polillo surname appeared 198 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 Polillo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Polillo 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 Polillo

The surname Polillo is of Spanish origin, and its roots can be traced back to the 16th century in the Iberian Peninsula. It is believed to be derived from the Spanish word "pollo," which means "chicken" or "chick." This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with individuals involved in poultry farming or trading.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Polillo surname appears in the archives of the town of Alcalá de Henares, near Madrid, Spain, in the late 1500s. It is mentioned in a document related to property ownership and taxation, indicating that families with this surname had already established themselves in the region by that time.

In the 17th century, the Polillo name gained prominence in the region of Galicia, in northwestern Spain. Historical records from the city of Pontevedra mention a wealthy merchant named Juan Polillo, who was involved in the trading of local agricultural products, including poultry, with other parts of Europe.

During the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the 16th and 17th centuries, several individuals bearing the Polillo surname were among the early settlers in the New World. One notable figure was Diego Polillo, a soldier who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 1500s.

Another prominent individual with the Polillo surname was María Polillo, a renowned artist from Seville, Spain, who lived in the late 16th century. Her works, primarily religious paintings and frescoes, can still be found in several churches and monasteries across Andalusia.

In the 19th century, a notable Polillo was José Polillo, a writer and poet from Granada, Spain, who was born in 1832 and died in 1901. He gained recognition for his poetic works, which often explored themes of love, nature, and the Andalusian culture.

Other historical figures with the Polillo surname include Francisco Polillo, a Spanish military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars in the early 1800s, and Juana Polillo, a philanthropist from Cádiz, Spain, who lived in the late 18th century and was renowned for her charitable work and support for orphanages.

While the Polillo surname is still present in various parts of Spain, particularly in regions like Galicia and Andalusia, it has also spread to other parts of the world through migration and the Spanish diaspora.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Polillo

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

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

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