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Spain

The original bearer of the name Trujillo, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Trujillo family originally lived in the town named Trujillo in the province of Caceres, which is in western Spain and borders with Portugal.

Early Origins of the Trujillo family

The surname Trujillo was first found in Aragon, in northeastern Spain.

Early History of the Trujillo family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Trujillo research. Another 182 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1137, 1148, 1170, 1229, 1238, 1242, 1282, 1469 and 1876 are included under the topic Early Trujillo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Trujillo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Trujillo, de Trujillo, Trujillos, de Trujillos, Trullo and many more.

Early Notables of the Trujillo family

Prominent among members of the family

was nineteenth century Colombian politician Julián Trujillo, President of Colombia from 1876-78

Trujillo Ranking

In the United States, the name Trujillo is the 663^rd most popular surname with an estimated 44,766 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Trujillo is ranked the 9,295^th most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 2

Trujillo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Trujillo Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Sebastián de Trujillo, who sailed to America in 1516
Diego Trujillo, who sailed to Cartagena in 1534
Martín Trujillo, who sailed to Veragua in 1535
Baltasar de Trujillo, who sailed to Florida in 1538
Francisco de Trujillo, who sailed to New Spain in 1576
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Trujillo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Sebastian Trujillo, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1802 3
Antonio Damian Trujillo, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1823 3
Juan Trujillo, aged 39, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1830 3
Diego Trujillo, who landed in Cartagena in 1834 3
Martin Trujillo, who landed in Veragua in 1835 3
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Trujillo Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Arthur Trujillo, aged 18, who immigrated to America from Panama, in 1903
Alberto Trujillo, aged 26, who settled in America from Havana, Cuba, in 1913
Antonio Trujillo, aged 28, who immigrated to the United States from Mexico City, Mexico, in 1913
Clementine Trujillo, aged 36, who immigrated to the United States from Barranguilla, Colombia, in 1915
Ceaser Trujillo, aged 11, who landed in America from Havana, Cuba, in 1920
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Trujillo migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 4

Trujillo Settlers in West Indies in the 16th Century

Fernando de Trujillo, who sailed to Cuba in 1534

Trujillo Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Fernando De Trujillo, who arrived in Cuba in 1834 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Trujillo (post 1700) +

Robert Trujillo (b. 1964), American bassist
Raoul Trujillo (b. 1955), American actor and dancer
Chadwick A. Trujillo (b. 1973), American astronomer and the co-discoverer of the dwarf planet Eris
Francisco Kraus Trujillo (1926-2016), Spanish baritone
Gustavo Omar Trujillo Corona (1977-2022), Mexican professional footballer who played as a defender (1998-2012)
Carlos Holmes Trujillo García (1951-2021), Colombian dynasty politician, diplomat, scholar, and attorney, Minister of Defense (2019-2021); he died from COVID-19
Rigoberto Trujillo (b. 1978), retired Cuban judoka
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina (1891-1961), Dominican military officer and politician, President of the Dominican Republic from 1930-38, and from 1942-52
Mariano Alberto Trujillo (b. 1977), Mexican footballer
María Trujillo Tenorio de Rios (b. 1959), Mexican retired female marathon runner
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Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies