Trujillo Surname

1,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 470,819 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Colombia

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.

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Trujillo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico147,3371:842139
Colombia87,0561:549106
United States71,6601:5,058562
Peru39,1521:812112
Spain29,1821:1,602180
Cuba16,5521:696117
Venezuela13,1031:2,305391
Bolivia10,7291:990211
Ecuador10,5331:1,510260
Chile9,4331:1,868350
Guatemala7,4091:2,171356
Nicaragua5,3421:1,127222
Puerto Rico5,0951:697116
Argentina4,1071:10,407981
El Salvador3,9071:1,624294
Panama2,3641:1,655270
Honduras1,7671:4,989493
Uruguay1,3861:2,476290
Dominican Republic9091:11,477909
Brazil8991:238,1259,183
Philippines4821:210,03832,869
Canada4691:78,5628,814
France4121:161,22025,089
Costa Rica3121:15,321623
Belize2891:1,230287
England1841:302,81622,992
Germany1261:638,93250,304
Australia1191:226,85521,510
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Belgium391:294,78634,540
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Paraguay351:206,7643,828
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Norway121:428,52437,411
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Finland111:499,70030,478
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
China81:170,915,1968,932
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Andorra11:83,8382,381
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
San Marino11:33,214932
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8271:17,7642,263

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

(Spanish) One who came from Trujillo (citadel of Julian), in Spain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Trujillo is an Spanish surname that comes from the Spanish city of Trujillo, in Cáceres, Spain.

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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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trujilló961/
Trujíllo961/
Trujillos94213/
Truijillo9480/
Trujillio9443/
Trujuillo9411/
Trujjillo947/
Trujilloo944/
Trujilllo943/
Trrujillo942/
Trujaillo942/
Truujillo942/
Traujillo941/
Treujillo941/
Trusjillo941/
Troujillo941/
Trudjillo941/
Truhjillo941/
Trujiello941/
Trujijllo941/
Trujillot941/
Ttrujillo941/
Trujillho941/
Trujilo93325/
Truillo93127/
Trujllo9324/
Trujjillio891/
D'Trujillo891/
Trugillo881,158/
Trojillo88660/
Trucillo88146/
Trijillo88135/
Trujilho88126/
Trujello88126/
Trujilio8871/
Trusillo8837/
Truillot8835/
Trujilla8831/
Trejillo8815/
Truijllo8813/
Truzillo8812/
Trajillo888/
Tryjillo888/
Trujiloo887/
Trujallo886/
Trujllio886/
Truyillo884/
Trujyllo883/
Trujilos883/
Truiillo882/
Trujielo881/
Trujiolo881/
Trujzllo881/
Trujjllo881/
Trujjilo880/
Truilo8637/
Trijillio826/
Trugillos823/
Trugillio822/
Truscillo821/
Trugiello821/
Trojilllo821/
Trusillos821/
Truijello821/
Trujillau821/
Truijilio821/
Trujjilho821/
Trugilo80135/
Truilho8038/
Troillo8023/
Truilio8019/
Truiolo805/
Trojilo805/
Trajilo804/
Truello802/
Trujlio802/
Trejilo801/
Triello801/
Trijllo801/
Traillo801/
Trijilo801/
Truchillio785/
Trucilla75523/
Trugilho75417/
Troullos75131/
Trugilio75116/
Trojello7596/
Truoiolo7570/
Troullou7563/
Treillou7556/
Trugello7544/
Trusello7530/
Trojilio7520/
Troillio7511/
Traillou759/
Trijilio758/
Trucello756/
Trukhilo753/
Trusilla753/
Trujelio753/
Trujolla752/
Truscllo752/
Treyillo751/
Trijallo751/
Trujilas751/
Trijello751/
Troulloi751/
Trejilho751/
Truyllio751/
Trugiloo750/
Trugilla750/
Trujuila750/
Troilo713,698/
Truscello71522/
Trielo7114/
Truelo7114/
Troullous719/
Trailo718/
Trochillo714/
Troulo713/
Truylo712/
Trugellio712/
Trajullio711/
Truslo711/
Traulo711/
Trojellio711/
Trucillla711/
Truylio67107/
Trailop6759/
Troulos6741/
Troulou6736/
Troiolo6729/
Troilio672/
Troello672/
Truelio672/
Truscillah672/
Tryello671/
Trojolo671/
Truella671/
Treilop671/
Traulos671/
Trejolo671/

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Trujillo Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Trujillo
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