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

Talledo, 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 Talledo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Talledo in America

Talledo is the 61436th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Talledo surname appeared 327 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 Talledo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Talledo 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 Talledo

The surname Talledo originates from Spain, with its earliest known roots dating back to the 11th century. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "tallo," meaning "stem" or "shoot," and may have initially referred to someone who lived near or worked with plants or crops.

During the Middle Ages, the name appeared in various forms, such as Taledo, Talledos, and Tallados, in various regions of Spain, including Castile, Aragón, and Catalonia. Interestingly, the name is also found in some historical records from the Basque Country, suggesting a potential connection to the region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Talledo can be found in the "Becerro de las Behetrías" (Book of Lordships), a medieval document compiled between 1352 and 1369, which listed the names of landowners and their properties in the northern regions of Spain.

In the 15th century, a notable figure bearing the name Talledo was Juan de Talledo, a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of the Canary Islands alongside Juan Rejón in the early 1400s.

During the 16th century, the name gained prominence with the birth of Pedro de Talledo y Alarcón (1500-1570), a Spanish conquistador and explorer who played a significant role in the Spanish colonization of the Americas. He participated in the conquest of Peru and later served as the governor of Huánuco, a city in modern-day Peru.

In the 17th century, another figure with the surname Talledo emerged – María de Talledo y Mendoza (1620-1698), a Spanish noblewoman and philanthropist known for her charitable works and support of religious institutions in Madrid.

Another notable bearer of the Talledo surname was José María Talledo y Bustamante (1785-1858), a Peruvian military officer and politician who served as the interim President of Peru from 1835 to 1836.

Throughout the centuries, the surname Talledo has also been associated with various locations in Spain, such as Talledo de Soba, a municipality in the Cantabria region, and Talledo de Guardo, a village in the province of Palencia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Talledo

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

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

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