Arroyo Surname

1,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Arroyo Surname Definition:

Dweller by a small stream.

Popular and common surname of Asturian origin but also in Andalusia, Burgos, and Toledo. Villages with name near Palencia, Sigüenza, Valladolid, Valencia, Malaga, Segovia, Coria, Burgos, Jaén, Badajoz, Santander, and other areas.

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Arroyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico115,5461:1,074173
United States45,1161:8,034950
Spain41,8191:1,118112
Colombia39,1531:1,220253
Peru27,2191:1,168172
Philippines22,1571:4,569365
Argentina21,1871:2,017260
Venezuela16,7831:1,800320
Costa Rica16,1761:29684
Puerto Rico15,3521:23155
Ecuador10,0161:1,588274
Bolivia8,8261:1,203241
Chile7,0991:2,482423
Guatemala3,3421:4,812667
Panama1,8801:2,081313
Brazil1,8041:118,6664,500
Dominican Republic1,6721:6,240604
France1,4461:45,9355,892
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
Paraguay6501:11,133589
Cuba5631:20,4671,276
El Salvador4021:15,781835
Nicaragua2841:21,201999
Uruguay2681:12,8051,443
Canada2601:141,71414,582
England1691:329,69324,334
Germany1521:529,64144,407
Israel1451:59,0187,544
Australia1271:212,56520,555
Singapore811:67,9962,745
Belgium801:143,70820,372
Guam661:2,426316
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Thailand551:1,284,334183,539
Honduras521:169,5472,080
Switzerland501:164,25815,252
Italy481:1,274,09876,496
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Iran331:2,326,74378,121
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
United States Virgin Islands241:4,599723
Andorra231:3,645702
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Sweden191:518,25037,550
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Denmark131:434,20928,556
China121:113,943,4645,994
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Norway71:734,61250,907
Wales71:442,07621,198
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Laos41:1,647,081888
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Belize21:177,7373,502
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tonga11:107,313791
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Àrroyo (1) are calculated separately.

Arroyo (427) may also be a first name.

Arroyo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dweller by a small stream.

Popular and common surname of Asturian origin but also in Andalusia, Burgos, and Toledo. Villages with name near Palencia, Sigüenza, Valladolid, Valencia, Malaga, Segovia, Coria, Burgos, Jaén, Badajoz, Santander, and other areas. Most researchers feel it implies a watercourse, rivulet, or gutter. Of Basque origin meaning narrow gully or pass between mountains. Spanish transla­tion from Basque is "garganta entre montes" - throat between mountains.

Comes from "arrugia" and means a large opening in the mine.

Many Spanish surnames relate to rivers and ditches, "ríos" and "arroyos": Del Río, Río, Ríos, Ríoseco, Arroyo, and De la Torrente.

Castilian name from valley of Valdivieso (Burgos) and also found throughout the Peninsula and America.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

Arroyo derives from the Castillian Spanish word for a stream or brook.

- evilecuadorian

Arroyo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Arroyo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Arroyo (Russian: Арройо) has its highest incidence in Mexico. It may also occur as a variant: Àrroyo. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arroyo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Arroyo is the 1,348th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,157 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Arroyo are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 29 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Arroyo is also the 415,584th most commonly used forename at a global level, held by 427 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is borne by 115,546 people, or 1 in 1,074. In Mexico Arroyo is primarily found in: México, where 15 percent are found, Michoacán, where 11 percent are found and Mexico City, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Mexico it is found in 101 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Spain, where 10 percent are found.

Arroyo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Arroyo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 250,644 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arroyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Arroyo last name is principally Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Arroyo are 42.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.39% registered with the party.

The amount Arroyo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 72.71% less than the national average, earning €8,194 per year; in Norway they earn 32.32% less than the national average, earning 234,212 kr per year; in Peru they earn 3.17% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,770 per year; in South Africa they earn 182.25% more than the national average, earning R 670,728 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.4% less than the national average, earning $17,845,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.05% less than the national average, earning $37,517 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.7% more than the national average, earning $53,013 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Àrroyo941/
Arroyos922,780/
Arrroyo927/
Arrooyo925/
Arroyyo924/
Arroyoo923/
Aarroyo922/
Arroyod922/
Harroyo922/
Arrouyo921/
Arroyuo921/
Aurroyo921/
Garroyo921/
Arroyop921/
Aroyo91700/
Arroy91453/
Arrojo833,813/
Arroio83740/
Arrouy83440/
Garroy83209/
Arroya83188/
Arioyo83119/
Harroy8367/
Arrayo8332/
Haroyo8328/
Arruyo8326/
Arroye8324/
Orroyo8316/
Arroyd839/
Aaroyo838/
Aroyos836/
Arroys834/
Aroyyo834/
Arriyo834/
Aroyod834/
Arooyo833/
Garoyo832/
Erroyo832/
Arroyp831/
Arryoa831/
Argoyo831/
Arrooj831/
Aroiyo831/
Aroy801,164/
Arroyas77200/
Arroyah7773/
Arroyes7766/
Arroyat7746/
Garrayo7730/
Harioyo7726/
Arrouye7718/
Airuoyo7715/
Arroios776/
Arroiio774/
Aharroy772/
Arrayot772/
Orroyos771/
Arroyds771/
Harrouy771/
Arriojo771/
Arroyed771/
Arruyod771/
Arrayos771/
Gargoyo771/
Arroyez771/
Arrayoz771/
Arrajoo771/
Ariyo7338,923/
Arrey737,828/
Arayo732,210/
Arojo731,632/
Auroy731,342/
Arooj731,286/
Oroyo73845/
Array73762/
Arrou73648/
Areyo73410/
Haroy73391/
Garoy73286/
Aroye73187/
Aroya73155/
Arroe73119/
Arroj7334/
Arooy7333/
Asroy7325/
Arroa7319/
Arioy7318/
Erroy7318/
Arouy7313/
Aruyo7312/
Argoy738/
Aroio737/
Arroi737/
Arruy736/
Aroyi735/
Eroyo733/
Atroy732/
Aroys732/
Ahroy732/
Arooa731/
Ajroy731/
Arohy730/
Airhuoyo71124/
Aharrouy711/
Harrouyi711/
Airouhyo711/
Arraya672,178/
Garayo672,062/
Arrous671,642/
Harrou671,595/
Arroud671,534/
Arroja67718/
Arrout67517/
Harayo67484/
Harray67398/
Gargoy67364/
Arioye67341/
Gariyo67244/
Garrey67236/
Garrou67206/
Arooja67193/
Garray67191/
Earrey67175/
Arouya67139/
Arreye67101/
Harrey6790/
Ariyoh6786/
Hariyo6786/
Aroujo6781/
Gauroy6778/
Errojo6760/
Arrouj6759/
Orouyo6756/
Aruyod6747/
Aireyo6744/
Earrye6742/
Haryoa6734/
Arooji6730/
Arrois6727/
Aroyah6726/
Airoya6726/
Oroyoo6726/
Arrouh6722/
Aroeye6722/
Arroji6720/
Harouy6720/
Arroux6720/
Aurojo6719/
Harriyott6718/
Garoye6717/
Argayo6717/
Arruyd6714/
Arrayz6714/
Arrays6713/
Arriya6713/
Arajoo6712/
Aroojo6712/
Asroya6711/
Arrujo6711/
Goroyo6711/
Argeyo679/
Harooa679/
Oroiyo679/
Arraye678/
Gorroy678/
Arauyo677/
Garrão677/
Arrajo676/
Arroiz676/
Ayreyo676/
Ariyos675/
Arojoo674/
Arroje674/
Aurooj674/
Arioya674/
Aariyo674/
Arrrey674/
Ahrouy674/
Arooje674/
Haruyo673/
Arayou673/
Araiyo673/
Arrijo673/
Arroue673/
Ariojo673/
Arojiy673/
Ouroyo672/
Arayos672/
Arrioa672/
Aarrou672/
Auroye672/
Arrayá672/
Arreya672/
Garroi672/
Hareyo672/
Garoya672/
Aruyos672/
Argoya672/
Aroojh672/
Hasroy672/
Orroyd671/
Hauroy671/
Haruoy671/
Aerroj671/
Aroios671/
Arajyo671/
Autroy671/
Garioy671/
Horroy671/
Arrouz671/
Arhoye671/
Arooye671/
Garojo671/
Ahrooy671/
Airiyo671/
Airrey671/
Airrou671/
Airayo671/
Earojo671/
Atrray671/
Atruyo671/
Asrouy671/
Auroyé671/
Argoyi671/
Areyou671/
Aroowe671/
Arreey671/
Arrejo671/
Arreyu671/
Arriye671/
Arouio671/
Arouyi671/
Aroyis671/
Arrayt671/
Arayoo671/
Arayot671/
Arayyo671/
Arzayo671/
Oroyio671/
Aruoya671/
Eiroyo671/
Arzoio671/
Arruio671/
Arruoa671/
Earray670/
Aroyas670/

Arroyo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arroyo in the Russian language
Арройоarrojo-

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