Explore the Family Name Rojos

The meaning of Rojos

1. Spanish: plural form of Rojo ‘red’. This surname is very rare in Spain. 2. Possibly also Galician: habitational name from a Castilianized form of Roxos, a place in A Coruña province, Galicia (Spain).

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How common is the last name Rojos in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Rojos has seen an increase in popularity over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 79,676th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had increased its ranking to 68,122nd - a 14.5% jump in popularity. The count of people with this surname also saw a substantial rise from 222 in 2000 to 289 in 2010, representing a 30.18% growth in the number of individuals bearing the surname Rojos. This shift correlates to an increase in the proportion per 100,000 people having this surname from 0.08 to 0.1, marking a 25.0% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#79,676	#68,122	14.5%
Count	222	289	30.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.1	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rojos

The Decennial U.S. Census data further provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Rojos. For both 2000 and 2010, there were no reported instances of this surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or individuals identifying as two or more races. However, there was a slight increase in those identified as White, from 2.25 in 2000 to 2.77 in 2010, marking a 23.11% change. The dominant ethnic identity associated with the surname Rojos is Hispanic, accounting for 95.05 in 2000 and slightly increasing to 95.50 in 2010, a 0.47% change during the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	95.05%	95.5%	0.47%
White	2.25%	2.77%	23.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%