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

Rascón, 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 Rascón surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rascón in America

Rascón is the 5537th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rascón surname appeared 6,274 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Rascón.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rascón 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 Rascón

The surname Rascon originated in Spain, with its earliest known records dating back to the late 15th century. The name is believed to be derived from the Spanish word "rascón," which means "the act of scratching or scraping." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to a person's occupation or a physical characteristic.

One of the earliest known references to the Rascon surname can be found in the archives of the city of Seville, Spain, where a certain Juan Rascon was recorded as a landowner in the year 1498. In the 16th century, records show that the Rascon family had spread to other parts of Spain, including the regions of Andalusia and Castile.

The name Rascon is closely associated with the town of Rascon de Campos, located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. It is possible that the surname derived from this place name, or vice versa, as it was common for surnames to originate from the places where families resided.

In the 17th century, a notable figure bearing the Rascon surname was Don Pedro Rascon, a Spanish military commander who served in the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648). He was born in Seville in 1595 and died in battle in 1642.

Another historical figure with the Rascon surname was Juana Rascon, a Spanish painter who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. She was known for her religious paintings and was commissioned by several churches and monasteries in Seville and surrounding areas.

In the 18th century, a prominent Rascon was José Rascon y Córdoba, a Spanish architect who designed several notable buildings in Madrid, including the Church of San Marcos and the Palace of the Marquis de Dos Aguas.

As the Spanish Empire expanded its territories in the Americas, the Rascon surname also made its way to the New World. One of the earliest recorded Rascons in the Americas was Hernán Rascon, a Spanish soldier and explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in the early 16th century.

Another notable figure with the Rascon surname was Domingo Rascon, a Mexican priest and educator who lived in the 17th century. He was a prominent figure in the establishment of educational institutions in New Spain (present-day Mexico) and was known for his work in promoting education among the indigenous populations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rascón

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

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

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