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

Sorola, 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 Sorola surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sorola in America

Sorola is the 56444th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sorola surname appeared 362 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 Sorola.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sorola 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 Sorola

The surname Sorola is believed to have originated in the Basque region of Spain and France, which spans across the western Pyrenees mountains. Its origins can be traced back to the medieval period, around the 11th or 12th century.

The name Sorola is thought to be derived from the Basque words "soro" meaning field or farm, and "la" referring to an article or possessive suffix. This suggests that the name may have initially denoted someone who lived or worked on a particular farm or field.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Sorola can be found in the "Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla," a medieval manuscript dating back to the 11th century, which contains a reference to a person named "Sancio Sorola." This document provides valuable insight into the early use of the surname in the Basque region.

In the 15th century, the name Sorola appeared in the "Diccionario Histórico de Apellidos Vascos," a historical dictionary of Basque surnames, indicating its continued presence in the region during that time period.

Notable individuals with the surname Sorola include Juan Sorola, a 16th-century Spanish explorer and navigator who participated in expeditions to the Americas. Another notable figure was Pedro Sorola, a 17th-century Basque military leader who fought in the Thirty Years' War.

In the 18th century, the name Sorola can be found in the records of the town of Hernani in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa, where a family with this surname was prominent.

Other individuals bearing the surname Sorola include Joaquín Sorola, a 19th-century Spanish painter and art critic, and Enrique Sorola, a 20th-century Basque writer and poet who published works in both Spanish and Basque languages.

While the name Sorola has its roots in the Basque region, it has since spread to other parts of Spain and beyond, with families carrying this surname found in various parts of the world today.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sorola

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

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

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