Trujillo Surname
Approximately 470,819 people bear this surname
Trujillo Surname Definition:
One who came from Trujillo (citadel of Julian), in Spain.
The double latin "turro-julio" - fortress of Julius. Place name in Colombia, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Peru, Spain and Venezuela.
Founded by Julius Caesar and named "Turris Julia" meaning "torre de Julio" and finally vulgarized to "truxillo.
Read More About This SurnameTrujillo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 147,337 | 1:842 | 139 |
| Colombia | 87,056 | 1:549 | 106 |
| United States | 71,660 | 1:5,058 | 562 |
| Peru | 39,152 | 1:812 | 112 |
| Spain | 29,182 | 1:1,602 | 180 |
| Cuba | 16,552 | 1:696 | 117 |
| Venezuela | 13,103 | 1:2,305 | 391 |
| Bolivia | 10,729 | 1:990 | 211 |
| Ecuador | 10,533 | 1:1,510 | 260 |
| Chile | 9,433 | 1:1,868 | 350 |
| Guatemala | 7,409 | 1:2,171 | 356 |
| Nicaragua | 5,342 | 1:1,127 | 222 |
| Puerto Rico | 5,095 | 1:697 | 116 |
| Argentina | 4,107 | 1:10,407 | 981 |
| El Salvador | 3,907 | 1:1,624 | 294 |
| Panama | 2,364 | 1:1,655 | 270 |
| Honduras | 1,767 | 1:4,989 | 493 |
| Uruguay | 1,386 | 1:2,476 | 290 |
| Dominican Republic | 909 | 1:11,477 | 909 |
| Brazil | 899 | 1:238,125 | 9,183 |
| Philippines | 482 | 1:210,038 | 32,869 |
| Canada | 469 | 1:78,562 | 8,814 |
| France | 412 | 1:161,220 | 25,089 |
| Costa Rica | 312 | 1:15,321 | 623 |
| Belize | 289 | 1:1,230 | 287 |
| England | 184 | 1:302,816 | 22,992 |
| Germany | 126 | 1:638,932 | 50,304 |
| Australia | 119 | 1:226,855 | 21,510 |
| Thailand | 54 | 1:1,308,118 | 185,513 |
| Netherlands | 50 | 1:337,744 | 38,500 |
| Belgium | 39 | 1:294,786 | 34,540 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Paraguay | 35 | 1:206,764 | 3,828 |
| Switzerland | 30 | 1:273,764 | 22,252 |
| Italy | 28 | 1:2,184,167 | 91,195 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | 1:123,998 | 7,543 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Japan | 10 | 1:12,784,429 | 45,945 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,827 | 1:17,764 | 2,263 |
The alternate forms: Trujilló (1) & Trujíllo (1) are calculated separately.
Trujillo (82) may also be a first name.
Trujillo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Trujillo (citadel of Julian), in Spain.
The double latin "turro-julio" - fortress of Julius. Place name in Colombia, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Peru, Spain and Venezuela.
Founded by Julius Caesar and named "Turris Julia" meaning "torre de Julio" and finally vulgarized to "truxillo." The word then means tower of Julius.
(Spanish) One who came from Trujillo (citadel of Julian), in Spain.
User-submitted Reference
Trujillo is an Spanish surname that comes from the Spanish city of Trujillo, in Cáceres, Spain.
- viloetteTrujillo Demographics
Average Trujillo Salary in
United States
$38,377 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Trujillo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Trujillo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Trujillo is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Trujilló or Trujíllo. Click here to see other possible spellings of Trujillo.
How Common Is The Last Name Trujillo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,130th most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 15,478 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Trujillo are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 31 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Trujillo is also the 1,060,447th most widely held first name in the world, held by 82 people.
Trujillo is most frequent in Mexico, where it is carried by 147,337 people, or 1 in 842. In Mexico it is primarily found in: México, where 12 percent reside, Veracruz, where 12 percent reside and Chiapas, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Mexico this surname occurs in 94 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.
Trujillo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Trujillo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Trujillo surname grew 2,535 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Trujillo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Trujillo are 41.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.29% registered with the party.
The amount Trujillo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 63.88% less than the national average, earning €10,848 per year; in Norway they earn 47.28% less than the national average, earning 182,456 kr per year; in Peru they earn 7.91% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,852 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $23,501,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.06% less than the national average, earning $38,377 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.1% more than the national average, earning $50,228 CAD per year.
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Trujillo Reference & Research
Trujillo DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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