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

Rosabal, 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 Rosabal surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rosabal in America

Rosabal is the 60636th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rosabal surname appeared 332 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 Rosabal.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rosabal 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 Rosabal

The surname ROSABAL has its origins in Spain, likely emerging during the medieval period between the 11th and 15th centuries. It is thought to derive from the Spanish words "rosa" meaning rose, and "bal" which could refer to a valley or low-lying area. This suggests the name may have originally referred to someone who lived in a rose valley or an area known for cultivating roses.

One of the earliest known references to the ROSABAL name can be found in records from the Kingdom of Aragon in the 13th century. A nobleman named Andrés ROSABAL was granted lands in the region of Valencia after assisting in the Christian reconquest of the area from the Moors. This suggests the name had already become established in parts of eastern Spain by that time.

In the 15th century, records show a Juan ROSABAL participating in the Spanish conquest of the Canary Islands under the leadership of Juan de Béthencourt. This provides evidence of the name's spread to other territories during the era of Spanish exploration and colonization.

The ROSABAL surname later appeared in various parts of the Spanish Empire, including the Americas. One notable bearer was Miguel ROSABAL, a Spanish soldier and explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century.

Another prominent figure was María ROSABAL, a 17th-century Spanish poet and writer from the city of Seville. Her works explored themes of love and spirituality, earning her recognition in literary circles of the time.

By the 18th century, the ROSABAL name had become well-established in parts of Latin America, particularly in regions under Spanish colonial rule. José ROSABAL, born in 1742 in Havana, Cuba, was a prominent landowner and sugar plantation owner who played a role in the island's economic development during that era.

In more recent centuries, individuals with the ROSABAL surname have continued to make their mark across various fields. These include Manuel ROSABAL, a 19th-century Mexican general who fought in the Mexican-American War, and Alicia ROSABAL, a 20th-century Cuban-American artist known for her colorful abstract expressionist paintings.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rosabal

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

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

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