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

Rosado, 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 Rosado surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rosado in America

Rosado is the 1301st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rosado surname appeared 26,998 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 9 people would have the surname Rosado.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rosado 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 Rosado

The surname Rosado originated in Spain, specifically in the Castilian region. It can be traced back to the 13th century. The name is derived from the Spanish word "rosado," which means "rose-colored" or "pinkish." It was likely given as a descriptive surname to someone who had a reddish complexion or who worked with roses.

In the 15th century, the name appeared in various historical records, including tax rolls and municipal documents in cities like Seville and Granada. The earliest known bearer of the surname was Juan Rosado, a merchant who lived in Seville in the late 1400s.

The name Rosado was also associated with several noble families in Spain during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. One notable example was the Rosado family from Extremadura, who held land and titles in the region.

In the 16th century, the name Rosado appeared in the records of the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Pedro Rosado, born in 1512 in Seville, was one of the first Spaniards to settle in what is now Mexico City.

Another prominent figure with the Rosado surname was Fray Juan Rosado, a Franciscan missionary born in 1580 in Cordoba, Spain. He spent much of his life converting indigenous people to Christianity in what is now Guatemala.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Rosado name was found in various parts of Spain, including Andalusia, Extremadura, and Castile. One notable bearer was Manuel Rosado y Villafañe, a Spanish military officer who served in the War of Spanish Succession in the early 1700s.

In the 19th century, the name Rosado spread to other Spanish-speaking countries as a result of immigration and colonization. For example, José María Rosado, born in 1808 in Spain, was a prominent politician and landowner in Puerto Rico in the mid-1800s.

Another notable figure with the Rosado surname was Mariano Rosado, a Mexican lawyer and politician born in 1840. He served as a senator and played a significant role in the reform of Mexico's legal system in the late 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rosado

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

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

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