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

Ruiz López, 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 Ruiz López surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ruiz López in America

Ruiz López is the 44423rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ruiz López surname appeared 484 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 Ruiz López.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ruiz López 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 Ruiz López

The surname RUIZLOPEZ is of Spanish origin, originating in the regions of Castilla and Andalusia during the medieval period. It is a compound surname, formed by combining the patronymic surnames Ruiz and Lopez.

Ruiz is derived from the Spanish personal name Ruy, which is a variant of the Germanic name Roderic or Rodrigo. This name was popularized in Spain during the Reconquista, as it was borne by several prominent military leaders, such as Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, known as El Cid.

Lopez, on the other hand, is a patronymic surname derived from the personal name Lope, which is a Spanish form of the Germanic name Ludolf or Loup. This name was widely used in Spain during the Middle Ages.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname RUIZLOPEZ can be traced back to the 13th and 14th centuries, when it appears in various historical documents and records from the regions of Castilla and Andalusia. One notable example is Juan Ruizlopez, a nobleman and military commander who fought in the Reconquista during the reign of Alfonso X of Castile in the 13th century.

Another prominent individual bearing this surname was Pedro Ruizlopez de Trillo, a Spanish explorer and conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the 16th century.

In the literary realm, the surname RUIZLOPEZ is associated with Antonio Ruizlopez, a Spanish playwright and poet from the 17th century, known for his works in the Golden Age of Spanish literature.

During the 18th century, the RUIZLOPEZ surname gained recognition with José Ruizlopez, a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of several provinces in Spanish America.

Another notable figure was María Ruizlopez, a Spanish feminist and activist who played a crucial role in the women's rights movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

While the surname RUIZLOPEZ has its roots in Spain, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly Latin American countries, due to Spanish colonization and migration.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ruiz López

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

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

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