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

Recillas, 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 Recillas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Recillas in America

Recillas is the 119508th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Recillas surname appeared 145 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 Recillas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Recillas 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 Recillas

The surname Recillas originates from Spain, with records dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "recio," which means robust or sturdy. This suggests that the name may have initially been a nickname given to someone with a strong or stocky build.

The earliest known records of the Recillas surname can be found in the regions of Castile and Andalusia in Spain. Variations of the spelling include Recilla, Rezilla, and Rezillas, likely due to regional dialects and scribal errors in historical documents.

One notable early bearer of the name was Juan Recillas, a soldier in the Spanish army during the Conquest of Mexico in the 1520s. He is mentioned in several accounts of the expeditions led by Hernán Cortés, although precise details about his life are scarce.

In the 17th century, a small village called Recillas existed in the province of Burgos, Spain. It is possible that the surname originated from this place name, although the connection is not definitively established.

Moving into the 18th century, there are records of a Pedro Recillas, a merchant from Seville, who traded goods with the Spanish colonies in the Americas. His son, Joaquín Recillas, born in 1732, became a prominent figure in the Spanish colonial administration in Cuba.

Another noteworthy individual with the Recillas surname was María Recillas, a Spanish painter active in the early 19th century. While little is known about her personal life, some of her landscape paintings from this period are preserved in art collections in Madrid.

In the late 19th century, a Francisco Recillas emigrated from Spain to Argentina, where he established a successful viniculture business. His descendants continued the family's involvement in the wine industry, and the Recillas name became associated with Argentine winemaking.

Throughout its history, the Recillas surname has maintained a strong presence in Spain and has also spread to various parts of Latin America, particularly Mexico, Cuba, and Argentina, due to Spanish colonization and migration patterns.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Recillas

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

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

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