Jaramillo Surname

1,510th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 357,215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Jaramillo Surname Definition:

One who came from Jaramillo (place where orach herb grew), in Spain.

This is the diminutive of the Castilian word "jaramgo" that refers to the mustard plant.

Navarrese family. Branches in Colombia and Chile.

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Jaramillo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia134,5341:35565
Mexico65,2791:1,901274
Ecuador44,9901:35445
United States34,7391:10,4341,272
Venezuela18,7481:1,611294
Peru15,7251:2,021346
Chile13,5831:1,297266
Panama8,4111:46594
Spain8,2701:5,653701
Argentina5,2121:8,201811
Philippines3,0071:33,6685,035
Bolivia1,3691:7,755945
Cuba5691:20,2511,270
Canada4651:79,2388,877
Dominican Republic4621:22,5821,461
Brazil3861:554,59720,745
England1811:307,83523,246
Costa Rica1771:27,006828
France1451:458,08865,490
Guatemala1191:135,1483,285
Thailand1031:685,809114,410
Australia901:299,95226,269
Belgium611:188,47025,041
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
Italy501:1,223,13475,323
Switzerland481:171,10215,661
Puerto Rico391:91,0291,532
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Aruba321:3,234449
Uruguay311:110,70210,617
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Austria151:567,69652,281
Jamaica151:191,3305,833
Guam121:13,3432,098
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Libya91:693,7751,982
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
China61:227,886,92811,701
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Norway61:857,04855,549
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Belize21:177,7373,502
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9711:51,7195,853

Jaramillo (217) may also be a first name.

Jaramillo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Jaramillo (place where orach herb grew), in Spain.

This is the diminutive of the Castilian word "jaramgo" that refers to the mustard plant.

Navarrese family. Branches in Colombia and Chile.

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

User-submitted Reference

The name Jaramillo is thought to mean one who came from where the Jaramago grew, a plant with yellow flowers. Jaramago is an orache herb, like mustard or horseradish. Jaramillo means a small part of the Jaramago herb. The orache grows commonly along the ruined walls, rubble, mine tailings, etc.

- averyjaramillo215

Some people believe that last name comes from the south of Castilla, Spain, and its meaning is related with a tree commonly called Jaramago.

- juanca2712

Jaramillo Last Name Facts

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

Jaramillo is found in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaramillo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jaramillo is the 1,510th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 20,401 people. The surname Jaramillo occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Jaramillo reside; 66 percent reside in South America and 43 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 612,983rd most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 217 people.

Jaramillo is most commonly held in Colombia, where it is borne by 134,534 people, or 1 in 355. In Colombia it is mostly concentrated in: Antioquia Department, where 45 percent live, Valle del Cauca Department, where 14 percent live and Capital District, where 6 percent live. Outside of Colombia Jaramillo exists in 92 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 18 percent live and Ecuador, where 13 percent live.

Jaramillo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jaramillo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jaramillo last name grew 3,578 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jaramillo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Jaramillo are 40.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jaramillo earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 12.79% less than the national average, earning €26,188 per year; in Peru they earn 15.93% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,297 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.82% more than the national average, earning $25,385,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.18% less than the national average, earning $37,461 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.7% less than the national average, earning $45,360 CAD per year.

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Jaramillo Reference & Research

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