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

Sarellano, 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 Sarellano surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sarellano in America

Sarellano is the 72771st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sarellano surname appeared 267 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 Sarellano.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sarellano 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 Sarellano

The surname "SARELLANO" is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Spanish word "sarello," which means "small brook" or "stream." This suggests that the name was initially given to someone who lived near a small body of water.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the "Codex Diplomaticus Aevi Saxonici," a collection of Anglo-Saxon charters and records from the 7th to the 11th centuries. In this document, a person named "Sarellan" is mentioned in a land grant from the year 965 AD.

In the 12th century, the name appeared in the "Cartulario de la Abadía de Sahagún," a cartulary containing documents related to the Abbey of Sahagún in the Kingdom of León. A certain "Pedro Sarellano" is listed as a witness in a document dated 1165.

During the 13th century, the name "Sarellano" emerged in the "Fuero de Soria," a legal code established for the city of Soria in the province of Castile. This document, written in 1256, mentions a "Rodrigo Sarellano" as a landowner in the region.

In the 14th century, a notable figure bearing the surname "Sarellano" was Juan Sarellano, a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of the Canary Islands in the early 1400s. He was born in Seville in 1375 and died in Gran Canaria in 1423.

Another prominent individual with this surname was María Sarellano, a Spanish noblewoman who lived in the 16th century. She was born in Valladolid in 1520 and was known for her philanthropy and support of the arts.

In the 17th century, a man named Alonso Sarellano was a renowned poet and playwright in Spain. He was born in Madrid in 1612 and wrote several famous works, including "La vida es sueño" (Life is a Dream).

During the 18th century, the name "Sarellano" appeared in various historical records from the Spanish colonies in the Americas. One example is Francisco Sarellano, a colonial administrator who served as the governor of the province of Tucumán (now part of Argentina) from 1755 to 1761.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sarellano

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

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

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