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

Robleto, 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 Robleto surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Robleto in America

Robleto is the 35345th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Robleto surname appeared 637 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 Robleto.

We can also compare 2010 data for Robleto 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 Robleto

The surname ROBLETO has its origins in Spain, with the earliest records dating back to the 15th century. The name is believed to be derived from the Spanish word "robledo," which means "oak grove" or "oak forest." This suggests that the name may have been initially given to someone who lived near or owned an oak grove.

In the early days, the name was often spelled as "Robledo," with the variant "ROBLETO" emerging later. The first recorded instance of the name ROBLETO can be found in the Catholic Church records of Seville, Spain, from the late 1400s, where a man named Juan ROBLETO was listed as a landowner.

ROBLETO is a relatively uncommon surname, but it has been documented in various historical records throughout the centuries. One notable figure was Miguel ROBLETO, a Spanish explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés during the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century. Another individual of note was Juana ROBLETO, a nun and writer who lived in Seville in the 17th century and authored several religious texts.

As the Spanish Empire expanded, the name ROBLETO spread to other parts of the world, particularly to Spanish colonies in the Americas. In the 18th century, a family bearing the ROBLETO surname settled in what is now Guatemala, where they became prominent landowners and businessmen.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the ROBLETO surname in the Americas is that of Pedro ROBLETO, a Spanish soldier who fought in the Conquest of Chile in the mid-16th century. Another notable figure was María ROBLETO, a wealthy landowner in colonial Mexico who donated a significant portion of her estate to the local church in the late 17th century.

In the 19th century, the ROBLETO surname appeared in various historical records across Latin America. For example, José ROBLETO was a prominent politician and lawyer in Nicaragua, while Andrés ROBLETO was a wealthy plantation owner in Cuba.

Among the more recent historical figures with the ROBLETO surname was Antonio ROBLETO, a Nicaraguan diplomat and writer who served as his country's ambassador to several nations in the early 20th century. He was born in 1875 and died in 1945.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Robleto

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

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

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