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

Trigo, 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 Trigo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Trigo in America

Trigo is the 20926th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Trigo surname appeared 1,259 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 Trigo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Trigo 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 Trigo

The surname TRIGO is of Spanish and Portuguese origin, derived from the word "trigo," which means "wheat" in both languages. This name was likely given as an occupational surname to someone who worked with wheat or was involved in the wheat trade.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname TRIGO can be found in Spanish and Portuguese records dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries. In some cases, the name was also spelled as "Trigo" or "Trigu" in older documents.

One notable historical figure with the surname TRIGO was Juan de Trigo, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 16th century. Another was Pedro Trigo, a Portuguese navigator and explorer who was part of the crew on Ferdinand Magellan's famous circumnavigation voyage in the early 1500s.

In the 17th century, there was a Spanish painter named Antonio Trigo, who was known for his religious works and portraits. Around the same time, there was also a Portuguese poet named Manuel Trigo, who wrote several works that were popular during the Baroque period.

Moving forward to the 18th century, there was a Spanish military officer named José Trigo, who fought in the Spanish-American War of Independence and became a prominent figure in the Mexican War of Independence.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname TRIGO was the 19th-century Spanish painter and sculptor Mariano Benlliure y Trigo, who was known for his monumental public works and was highly acclaimed during his lifetime.

Over the centuries, the surname TRIGO has spread throughout Spain, Portugal, and their former colonies, including Latin American countries and regions with significant Spanish and Portuguese influence.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Trigo

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

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

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