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

Sotorodríguez, 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 Sotorodríguez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sotorodríguez in America

Sotorodríguez is the 83541st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sotorodríguez surname appeared 225 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 Sotorodríguez.

The history of the last name Sotorodríguez

The surname SOTORODRIGUEZ is a compound Spanish surname that has its origins in the Iberian Peninsula. The first portion, "Soto," is derived from the Latin word "saltus," which means a wooded area or a grove. This part of the name likely originated as a reference to a person living near or associated with a wooded area or forest.

The second portion, "Rodriguez," is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally formed by adding the Spanish suffix "-ez" to the given name "Rodrigo." This practice was common in medieval Spain, indicating that the bearer was the son or descendant of someone named Rodrigo. The name Rodrigo itself has Germanic roots and means "renowned ruler" or "famous ruler."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname SOTORODRIGUEZ can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías de Castilla, a medieval document from the 14th century that recorded landowners and vassals in the region of Castile. The document mentions a certain "Fernán Rodríguez de Soto" as a landowner in the town of Villagómez.

In the 16th century, during the Spanish colonization of the Americas, the surname SOTORODRIGUEZ was carried to the New World by Spanish conquistadors and settlers. One notable figure from this period was Juan Rodríguez de Soto, a Spanish explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the early 1500s.

Another significant individual with this surname was Bernardo de Sotorodríguez, a Spanish military commander who played a crucial role in the Arauco War against the Mapuche people in present-day Chile during the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, a prominent bearer of the name was Gaspar de Sotorodríguez, a Spanish painter known for his religious works and portraits. He was active in Madrid and Seville during the Golden Age of Spanish art.

Moving forward to the 19th century, Juan Sotorodríguez was a Venezuelan politician and military leader who fought in the Venezuelan War of Independence against Spanish colonial rule. He served as the President of Venezuela from 1859 to 1863.

Lastly, in the 20th century, Francisco Sotorodríguez was a notable Spanish architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings and urban projects in Madrid and other Spanish cities between the 1950s and 1980s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sotorodríguez

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

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 Sotorodríguez 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.

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

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