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

Rosalez, 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 Rosalez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rosalez in America

Rosalez is the 13435th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rosalez surname appeared 2,268 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Rosalez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rosalez 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 Rosalez

The surname ROSALEZ has its origins in Spain, derived from the Spanish words "rosa" meaning "rose" and "lez" an old Spanish suffix denoting origin or place. It likely originated in the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century, when surnames began to become more common in Spain.

One of the earliest recorded examples of the name ROSALEZ can be found in the 1352 census records of the city of Seville, where a certain Juan Rosalez is listed as a resident. This suggests the name may have originated in the region of Andalusia in southern Spain, where the rose was a common symbol and motif in art and architecture.

The ROSALEZ surname is also believed to have been associated with certain noble or aristocratic families in Spain, as evidenced by its inclusion in the 1492 book "Libro de Armeria" (Book of Heraldry), which catalogued the coats of arms and lineages of Spanish noble families. One such family, the Rosalez de Salamanca, hailed from the city of Salamanca and can trace their lineage back to the 14th century.

In the 16th century, during the Spanish colonization of the Americas, the ROSALEZ surname began to spread to the New World. One notable figure from this period was Pedro Rosalez de Balmaceda (1509-1589), a Spanish conquistador and explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico.

Another prominent individual with the ROSALEZ surname was Juan Rosalez de Velasco (1564-1638), a Spanish soldier and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Panama from 1621 to 1628.

In the 19th century, a notable bearer of the ROSALEZ name was Manuel Rosalez y Buitrago (1801-1878), a Spanish politician and writer who served as a member of the Spanish parliament and authored several works on history and literature.

The ROSALEZ surname can also be found in various forms and spellings throughout history, such as Rozalez, Rozales, and Rosalés, reflecting regional linguistic variations and differences in record-keeping practices.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rosalez

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

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

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