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

Rodriguezr, 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 Rodriguezr surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rodriguezr in America

Rodriguezr is the 88685th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rodriguezr surname appeared 209 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 Rodriguezr.

The history of the last name Rodriguezr

The surname RODRIGUEZR is of Spanish origin, tracing its roots back to the Iberian Peninsula during the medieval period. It is derived from the patronymic form of the given name Rodrigo, which itself originated from the Germanic name Roderic, meaning "famous power."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name RODRIGUEZR can be found in the 13th-century Libro de las Behetrías, a document detailing the properties and land holdings of Castilian nobility. This suggests that the name was already well-established among the Spanish aristocracy by this time.

During the Reconquista, the period of Christian conquest over Moorish rule in the Iberian Peninsula, several individuals bearing the RODRIGUEZR surname played significant roles in the military campaigns. Among them was Rodrigo Rodríguez de Lara (1170-1242), a influential nobleman and military leader who fought alongside King Alfonso VIII of Castile at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212.

As the Spanish Empire expanded across the Americas and the Caribbean in the 16th and 17th centuries, the RODRIGUEZR name was carried by many conquistadors and explorers. One notable figure was Rodrigo Rodríguez de Trejo (1500-1580), a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico and later served as the first governor of Nueva Vizcaya, a province in present-day northern Mexico.

In the realm of arts and literature, Rodrigo Rodríguez de Montalvo (c. 1435-1503) was a Spanish writer and author of the famous chivalric romance novel "Amadís de Gaula," which had a profound influence on the development of the modern novel genre.

Another prominent individual with the RODRIGUEZR surname was Rodrigo Rodríguez de Villandrando (c. 1380-1448), a Spanish military leader and mercenary captain who fought in various conflicts across Europe, including the Hundred Years' War and the civil wars in Castile.

While the RODRIGUEZR surname has its origins in Spain, it has since spread worldwide through Spanish colonization and migration. It remains a common surname in many Spanish-speaking countries, as well as among Hispanic communities in other parts of the world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rodriguezr

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

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 Rodriguezr 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.

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

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