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

Trugillo, 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 Trugillo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Trugillo in America

Trugillo is the 132206th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Trugillo surname appeared 128 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 Trugillo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Trugillo 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 Trugillo

The surname Trugillo originated from the Spanish region of Castile in the 13th century. It is derived from the Spanish place name "Trujillo," which comes from the Latin word "turris," meaning "tower." The name likely referred to someone who lived near a tower or fortified structure.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Trugillo can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías, a 14th-century census of landowners and vassals in the Kingdom of Castile. The document mentions a certain Pedro Trugillo, who held lands in the region of Trujillo.

During the 16th century, as Spanish exploration and colonization of the Americas began, the surname Trugillo spread to the New World. One notable figure was Francisco Trugillo, a conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the 1520s.

In the 17th century, the variant spelling "Trujillo" became more common, as evidenced by historical records from the Spanish colonies. For instance, Diego de Trujillo was a prominent settler in the region that is now Panama, where he established the town of Natá de los Caballeros in the 1630s.

The 18th century saw the rise of several influential figures bearing the Trugillo surname. One such individual was José Trugillo y Sarmiento, a Spanish military officer and governor of Florida from 1737 to 1749. Another was Ignacio Trugillo, a renowned architect who designed numerous churches and buildings in Mexico City during the late 1700s.

In the 19th century, the name continued to be prevalent in Latin America. One noteworthy figure was Manuel Trugillo, a Mexican politician and diplomat who served as the country's Ambassador to the United States from 1857 to 1860.

Over the centuries, the surname Trugillo has been associated with a diverse range of individuals, from explorers and colonists to architects, military leaders, and politicians. While the spelling may have evolved, the name's origins can be traced back to the medieval Kingdom of Castile and its connection to the town of Trujillo.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Trugillo

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

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

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