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

Rodríguez-Soto, 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 Rodríguez-Soto surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rodríguez-Soto in America

Rodríguez-Soto is the 108199th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rodríguez-Soto surname appeared 164 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 Rodríguez-Soto.

The history of the last name Rodríguez-Soto

The surname RODRIGUEZSOTO is of Spanish origin, originating from the regions of Castile, Extremadura, and Andalusia in the late medieval period. It is a compound name, formed by the combination of the patronymic Rodriguez, derived from the given name Rodrigo, and the locative Soto, referring to a grove or thicket of trees.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to the 13th century, with mentions in various medieval documents and charters from the Kingdom of Castile. One notable figure bearing this surname was Juan Rodriguez Soto, a nobleman and military commander who participated in the Reconquista campaigns against the Moors in the 14th century.

In the 15th century, the RODRIGUEZSOTO name gained prominence in the Canary Islands, where several families of this lineage settled and established themselves as landowners and merchants. One such individual was Pedro Rodriguez Soto (1450-1512), a wealthy merchant and shipowner who played a significant role in the colonization of the islands.

As the Spanish Empire expanded across the Americas in the 16th and 17th centuries, the RODRIGUEZSOTO surname spread to various regions of the New World. Notable figures from this period include Juan Rodriguez Soto (1565-1638), a Spanish conquistador and explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico, and Alonso Rodriguez Soto (1592-1667), a renowned architect and builder who contributed to the construction of several churches and buildings in colonial Peru.

In the 18th century, the RODRIGUEZSOTO name found its way to the Philippines, where it became associated with the Spanish colonial administration. One prominent individual was Manuel Rodriguez Soto (1725-1798), a Spanish military officer and governor of the Mariana Islands.

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, the RODRIGUEZSOTO surname continued to be present in various parts of the Spanish-speaking world, with notable figures such as Mariano Rodriguez Soto (1810-1875), a Mexican politician and journalist, and Emilio Rodriguez Soto (1889-1967), a Cuban writer and poet.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rodríguez-Soto

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Rodríguez-Soto.

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 Rodríguez-Soto 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 Rodríguez-Soto was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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