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

Verdejo, 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 Verdejo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Verdejo in America

Verdejo is the 25902nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Verdejo surname appeared 949 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 Verdejo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Verdejo 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 Verdejo

The surname Verdejo is of Spanish origin, deriving from the Spanish word "verde" meaning green. It is believed to have originated in the region of Castilla-La Mancha, where it was likely a descriptive surname given to someone who lived near a green area or had a connection to the color green.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Verdejo can be traced back to the late 15th century, during the height of the Reconquista period in Spain. One of the earliest documented bearers of the name was Diego Verdejo, a soldier from Toledo who fought alongside the Catholic Monarchs in the conquest of Granada in 1492.

In the 16th century, the name Verdejo appears in various historical records, including the census records of the town of Almodóvar del Campo in the province of Ciudad Real. This indicates that the name had spread to different parts of Castilla-La Mancha by that time.

One notable individual bearing the surname Verdejo was Juan Verdejo, a Spanish painter who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was known for his religious artwork and had several commissions from churches and monasteries in Andalusia.

Another prominent figure with the surname Verdejo was Alonso Verdejo, a Spanish Dominican friar and theologian who lived in the 17th century. He was renowned for his scholarly works on theology and his involvement in the Spanish Inquisition.

In the 18th century, the name Verdejo can be found in records from the Spanish colonial era, suggesting that some individuals with this surname had migrated to the Americas during that period.

One such individual was Pedro Verdejo, a Spanish settler who arrived in New Spain (present-day Mexico) in the late 18th century and established a hacienda in the region of Puebla.

Another notable bearer of the surname Verdejo was María Verdejo, a Spanish writer and poet who lived in the late 19th century. She was part of the Romantic literary movement in Spain and published several collections of poetry that received critical acclaim.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Verdejo

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

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

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