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

Roces, 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 Roces surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Roces in America

Roces is the 113155th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Roces surname appeared 155 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 Roces.

We can also compare 2010 data for Roces 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 Roces

The surname "ROCES" is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. The name is derived from the Spanish word "roca," which means "rock" or "rocky terrain." This suggests that the earliest bearers of this surname likely hailed from an area characterized by rocky landscapes or lived near prominent rock formations.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname "ROCES" can be found in the Becerro de Behetrías, a 14th-century manuscript that documented landowners and their properties in the Kingdom of Castile. The document mentions individuals with the surname "Roces" holding land in the northern regions of Spain, particularly in the provinces of Asturias and Cantabria.

During the 16th century, the name "ROCES" appeared in various records and documents across Spain. notable individuals from this era include Juan Roces (1520-1588), a renowned architect who contributed to the construction of several churches and buildings in Seville and its surrounding areas.

As Spanish explorers and colonists ventured to the Americas in the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname "ROCES" spread to various regions of the New World. In the 18th century, Diego Roces (1725-1798) was a prominent landowner and cattle rancher in the province of Córdoba, Argentina.

In the 19th century, the name "ROCES" gained visibility through the work of José Roces y Perdomo (1815-1890), a Cuban writer, journalist, and political figure who played a significant role in the independence movement of Cuba.

Another notable individual with the surname "ROCES" was Manuel Roces (1868-1948), a Spanish businessman and philanthropist who founded the newspaper El Sol in Madrid and supported various educational and cultural initiatives in Spain.

Throughout history, variations of the surname "ROCES" have been documented, such as "Roca," "Rocas," and "Rocez," reflecting the influence of local dialects and regional variations in spelling conventions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Roces

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

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

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