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

Rodezno, 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 Rodezno surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rodezno in America

Rodezno is the 47186th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rodezno surname appeared 450 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 Rodezno.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rodezno 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 Rodezno

The surname RODEZNO is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is thought to derive from the Spanish word "rodezno," which refers to a cylindrical piece of wood used in the construction of watermills. This suggests that the name may have been initially given to those who worked with or lived near watermills.

One of the earliest known references to the name RODEZNO can be found in the Libro de la Montería, a 14th-century hunting treatise commissioned by King Alfonso XI of Castile. In this text, a person named Juan Rodezno is mentioned as a participant in a royal hunt.

By the 15th century, the name had spread to various regions of Spain, including Andalusia, where a document from 1492 records a certain Pedro Rodezno as a landowner in the town of Écija.

In the 16th century, the RODEZNO surname appeared in the records of the Spanish Inquisition. A man named Diego Rodezno was tried and convicted of heresy in Seville in 1572.

As the Spanish Empire expanded across the Atlantic, the name was carried to the Americas. One notable bearer was Juana Rodezno, a colonist who settled in the Venezuelan town of Coro in the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, a branch of the RODEZNO family established itself in the Philippines, then a Spanish colony. A wealthy merchant named Juan Rodezno (1620-1690) became a prominent figure in the city of Manila.

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the name continued to be found in various parts of Spain and its former colonies. Notable individuals included the Spanish playwright José Rodezno (1745-1815) and the Mexican politician Manuel Rodezno (1789-1859).

One of the most famous bearers of the RODEZNO surname was the Spanish writer and philosopher Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo (1864-1936), whose mother's maiden name was Rodezno.

While the name RODEZNO is relatively uncommon today, it remains a part of the rich tapestry of Spanish surnames, reflecting the diverse cultural and historical influences that have shaped the language and people of the Iberian Peninsula.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rodezno

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

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

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