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    The surname Rojo

    A Spanish nickname surname, carried by 10,275 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R200

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rojo is more common than 97.9% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    From Spanish, from rojo. A descriptive surname. Doublet of Rosso.

    Rojo is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 10,275 people named Rojo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,048 Americans. That is up 46% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,062.

    #3,479
    rank among US surnames
    10,275
    people in 2010
    3.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +45.5%
    change since 2000 (was #4,597)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,470Minter10,30129,972
    #3,471Cosby10,30029,975
    #3,472Barksdale10,29429,993
    #3,473Tisdale10,29329,996
    #3,474Meador10,29229,999
    #3,475Sikes10,28030,034
    #3,476Hanlon10,27830,039

    Who is named Rojo

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    93% of people named Rojo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
    • Two or more races 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Rojos

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Marcos Rojo
      Argentine association football player, born 1990
    • Imanol Rojo
      Basque cross country skier, born 1990
    • Rodrigo Rojo
      Association football player, born 1989
    • Ethel Rojo
      Actress (1937-2012)

    Notable Rojos come mostly from Argentina (2), Spain (1) and Uruguay (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Rojo

    Rojo has the Soundex code R200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R200.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Rojo come from?
    From Spanish, from rojo. A descriptive surname. Doublet of Rosso.
    How common is the surname Rojo?
    10,275 people in the United States had the surname Rojo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,048 Americans. It ranked 3,479th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rojo?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Rojo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.2% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Rojo?
    Marcos Rojo, Argentine association football player, followed by Imanol Rojo.
    Where is the surname Rojo most common?
    Wikidata records people named Rojo in Argentina, Spain and Uruguay.
    What type of surname is Rojo?
    Rojo is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
    Is the surname Rojo getting more or less common?
    More common. 7,062 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,275 in 2010, up 46%.