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

Quirós, 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 Quirós surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quirós in America

Quirós is the 10491st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quirós surname appeared 3,059 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 Quirós.

We can also compare 2010 data for Quirós 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 Quirós

The surname Quiros is of Spanish origin, deriving from the medieval Spanish personal name Quirico. This name can be traced back to the Greek name Quirikos, meaning "of or belonging to the Lord." The surname Quiros likely emerged in the 12th or 13th century as hereditary surnames began to be adopted across the Iberian Peninsula.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Quiros can be found in historical documents from the regions of Castile and León in northern Spain. It is believed that the name may have originated in either of these two adjacent kingdoms during the Reconquista period when Christian forces were gradually reclaiming territory from Moorish rule.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Quiros surname was Pedro Fernández de Quiros, a Portuguese navigator and explorer who lived from 1565 to 1614. He is renowned for his explorations of the Pacific Ocean and his attempts to discover a great southern continent, which he named "Tierra Austral del Espíritu Santo" (The Southern Land of the Holy Spirit).

Another notable individual with the Quiros surname was Pedro de Quiros, a Spanish military commander who served in the conquest of Peru in the 16th century. He played a significant role in the Spanish colonization of the Andes region and was granted land and settlements by the Spanish Crown.

In the 17th century, Juan de Quiros y Herrera was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of the Captaincy General of Guatemala from 1659 to 1662. He was known for his efforts to strengthen the region's defenses against pirate attacks and his advocacy for the rights of indigenous people.

Moving forward to the 19th century, Agustín de Quiros was a Venezuelan military officer and politician who played a crucial role in the country's struggle for independence from Spanish rule. He fought alongside Simón Bolívar and later served as the governor of the province of Caracas.

In the field of literature, Enrique Quiros Campos (1899-1978) was a prominent Nicaraguan poet, essayist, and diplomat. He was widely acclaimed for his poetic works, which celebrated the natural beauty of his homeland and explored themes of national identity and cultural heritage.

While the Quiros surname is of Spanish origin, it has since been embraced by various cultures and communities around the world, particularly in Latin American countries with significant Spanish influence. However, the historical roots and earliest recorded instances of this surname can be traced back to the medieval period in the Iberian Peninsula.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quirós

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

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

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