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

Saragoza, 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 Saragoza surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Saragoza in America

Saragoza is the 77012th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Saragoza surname appeared 249 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 Saragoza.

We can also compare 2010 data for Saragoza 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 Saragoza

The surname Saragoza is believed to have originated in Spain, specifically in the region of Aragon. It likely dates back to the 12th or 13th century. The name is derived from the city of Zaragoza, the capital of Aragon, which was known as Saragossa or Saragoza during medieval times. The city's name is thought to have originated from the ancient Roman name Caesaraugusta.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Saragoza surname can be found in the Libro de la Cadena, a 13th-century manuscript from the city of Jaca, Aragon. In this document, a certain Pedro de Saragoza is mentioned as a witness to a legal transaction in the year 1238.

Another early reference to the name comes from the Fuero de Teruel, a legal code compiled in the 13th century for the town of Teruel, which was then part of the Kingdom of Aragon. This document mentions a Juan de Saragoza, who served as a judge in the town.

During the 15th century, the Saragoza surname appears to have spread beyond Aragon. In 1492, a certain Alonso de Saragoza was recorded as being part of the Spanish conquest of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain.

In the 16th century, a notable figure with the surname Saragoza was Francisco de Saragoza, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés. He was born in Saragossa around 1500 and died in Mexico in 1567.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Joaquín de Saragoza y Aguilar, a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Panama from 1761 to 1768.

In more recent times, one of the most famous bearers of the Saragoza name was Ignacio Zaragoza, a Mexican general who led the Mexican forces to victory against the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. This event is celebrated annually as Cinco de Mayo.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Saragoza

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

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

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