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

Reguero, 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 Reguero surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Reguero in America

Reguero is the 112568th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Reguero surname appeared 156 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 Reguero.

We can also compare 2010 data for Reguero 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 Reguero

The surname Reguero is of Spanish origin, originating in the regions of Castile and León in central and northern Spain. It likely emerged during the Middle Ages, around the 12th to 14th centuries.

Reguero is derived from the Spanish word "reguero," which means a small stream or watercourse. It may have been a topographic name, given to someone who lived near a small stream or a residence situated close to a watercourse.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Reguero can be found in the "Libro de Repartimiento de Sevilla," a document from the 13th century that documented the distribution of land and property in the city of Seville after its reconquest from the Moors.

In the 16th century, the name appears in records related to the Spanish conquest of the Americas. One notable bearer of the surname was Pedro Reguero, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru under Francisco Pizarro in the 1530s.

Another historical figure with the Reguero surname was Alonso Reguero, a Spanish soldier and explorer who was part of the expedition led by Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca in the 16th century. Their journey through the present-day southern United States and northern Mexico is documented in the book "Naufragios" (Shipwrecks).

In the 18th century, José Antonio Reguero y Argüelles (1720-1798) was a prominent Spanish jurist and magistrate who served as a judge in the Royal Audiencia of Seville.

During the 19th century, Juan Reguero Argüelles (1823-1899) was a Spanish politician and statesman who served as the Prime Minister of Spain for a brief period in 1868.

Another notable bearer of the Reguero surname was Manuel Reguero González (1915-1989), a Spanish architect and urban planner who made significant contributions to the development of modern architecture in Spain during the 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Reguero

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

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

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