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

Pozo, 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 Pozo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pozo in America

Pozo is the 12491st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pozo surname appeared 2,482 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Pozo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pozo 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 Pozo

The surname Pozo originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish word "pozo," which means "well" or "pit." This term likely referred to someone who lived near a well or pit, or who worked in a profession related to wells or mining.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Pozo can be found in various historical documents from the 13th and 14th centuries in regions such as Andalusia, Castile, and Aragon. One notable example is the appearance of the name in the Repartimiento de Sevilla, a record of land distribution in Seville following the Christian conquest in 1248.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the surname Pozo spread throughout Spain and its territories, including the Americas, as a result of the Spanish colonization and exploration efforts. In the New World, the name was often associated with early settlers and conquistadors.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname Pozo was Juan Pozo, a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of Mexico under Hernán Cortés in the early 16th century. Another notable figure was Alonso del Pozo, a Spanish painter active in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, known for his religious works in Seville.

In the 17th century, the surname Pozo appeared in various documents and records across Spain and its colonies. For example, Diego Pozo was a Spanish playwright and poet from Madrid, born around 1610, who wrote comedies and religious plays.

As the centuries passed, the surname Pozo continued to be prevalent throughout the Spanish-speaking world. In the 19th century, José del Pozo y Sucre was a prominent Ecuadorian politician and statesman who served as President of Ecuador from 1859 to 1861.

Another notable bearer of the Pozo surname was Rodrigo Pozo, a Chilean author and journalist born in 1920, known for his works exploring social and political themes in Latin America.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pozo

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

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

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