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

Raigosa, 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 Raigosa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Raigosa in America

Raigosa is the 61899th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Raigosa surname appeared 324 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 Raigosa.

We can also compare 2010 data for Raigosa 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 Raigosa

The surname Raigosa is believed to have originated in Spain, specifically in the region of Catalonia, during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Catalan word "raig," which means "stream" or "rivulet," and may have been a topographic name given to someone who lived near a small watercourse.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Raigosa can be found in the Llibre del Repartiment de València, a document from the 13th century that records the distribution of lands and properties in the Kingdom of Valencia after the Reconquista. This suggests that the name may have been present in that region during that time period.

The name Raigosa may also have been influenced by the place name Raïgoso or Raigoso, a small village in the municipality of Almoster, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia. It is possible that the name was originally a locative surname, given to someone who came from or lived near that village.

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the surname Raigosa was Juan Raigosa, a Spanish military officer and conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru alongside Francisco Pizarro. He was born in Valladolid, Spain, around the late 15th or early 16th century.

Another historical figure with the surname Raigosa was Fray Andrés Raigosa, a Spanish Franciscan friar and missionary who lived in the 17th century. He was involved in the evangelization efforts in the Philippines and is recognized for his contributions to the preservation of indigenous languages and cultures in the region.

In the 18th century, Miguel Raigosa y Fernández was a Spanish painter and engraver known for his works in the Baroque style. He was born in Madrid in 1700 and died in the same city in 1769.

Juan Bautista Raigosa was a Spanish military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars during the early 19th century. He was born in Málaga in 1785 and participated in several battles against the French forces in Spain.

During the 19th century, José Raigosa y Torrente was a Spanish writer and journalist from Valencia. He was born in 1825 and contributed to various literary publications during his lifetime.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Raigosa

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

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

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