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

Trejos, 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 Trejos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Trejos in America

Trejos is the 23371st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Trejos surname appeared 1,089 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 Trejos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Trejos 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 Trejos

The surname Trejos originated in Spain and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "trejo," which means "threshed wheat" or "wheat straw." The name likely referred to someone who worked with wheat or lived near a field of wheat.

Trejos is a relatively uncommon surname, but it has been found in historical records from various regions of Spain, particularly in the areas of Castile and Andalusia. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the archives of the town of Medina del Campo, where a man named Juan Trejos was listed as a landowner in the year 1573.

In the late 16th century, the Trejos family gained some prominence when Francisco Trejos, a military officer from Seville, participated in the Spanish conquest of the Americas. He is mentioned in several chronicles of the time for his role in the subjugation of indigenous populations in what is now Colombia and Panama.

Another notable figure with the surname Trejos was Alonso Trejos, a Catholic priest who lived in the 17th century. He served as a parish priest in the town of Alcalá de Henares and is known for his work in promoting education and literacy among the local population.

In the 19th century, a man named José Trejos y Valenzuela was a prominent landowner and politician in the region of Extremadura, Spain. He served as a member of the provincial council and was instrumental in the construction of several public works projects in his hometown.

Crossing the Atlantic, one of the earliest recorded instances of the Trejos surname in the Americas can be found in the colonial records of Costa Rica. In the late 18th century, a man named Juan Trejos Jiménez was listed as a farmer and landowner in the town of Cartago.

It is worth noting that while the surname Trejos is relatively uncommon, it has been carried by several notable individuals throughout history, particularly in Spain and Latin America.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Trejos

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

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

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