Carrillo Family History

Carrillo Surname Meaning

Spanish: nickname for a person with some peculiarity of the cheek or jaw Spanish carrillo. The word appears to be a diminutive of carro ‘cart wagon’ and it has been suggested that the reference is to the movements of the jaw in chewing.

The surname may also have denoted originally a bold or shameless person; for the semantic development compare Cheek.

Italian (Campania): probably from a diminutive of carro (see Carro) unless it derives from the Spanish (see 1 above).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Parrilla, Carillo, Carrino, Cerrillo, Carrico, Carroll, Cardillo, Caudillo, Castrillo, Camillo

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24K	Immigration Records
51K	Census and Voter Lists
67K	Member Trees

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Where is the Carrillo family from?

You can see how Carrillo families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Carrillo family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1861 and 1920. The most Carrillo families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 27 Carrillo families living in Ontario. This was 100% of all the recorded Carrillo's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Carrillo families in 1911.

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What did your Carrillo ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Maid were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Carrillo. 36% of Carrillo men worked as a Laborer and 11% of Carrillo women worked as a Maid. Some less common occupations for Americans named Carrillo were Miner and New worker.

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Laborer

36%

Farmer

Truck driver

Miner

Maid

11%

Housewife

Housekeeper

New worker

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Census Record

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Passenger List

There are 24K immigration records available for the last name Carrillo. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 5K military records available for the last name Carrillo. For the veterans among your Carrillo ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Carrillo lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Carrillo life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Carrillo in 1944 was 24, and 65 in 2004.

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Carrillo Surname Meaning

The surname may also have denoted originally a bold or shameless person; for the semantic development compare Cheek.

Italian (Campania): probably from a diminutive of carro (see Carro) unless it derives from the Spanish (see 1 above).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Carrillo family from?

What did your Carrillo ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Laborer

36%

Farmer

Truck driver

Miner

Maid

11%

Housewife

Housekeeper

New worker

What Carrillo family records will you find?

What is the average Carrillo lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Carrillo life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Carrillo in 1944 was 24, and 65 in 2004.

Carrillo Family History

Carrillo Surname Meaning

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Carrillo Surname Meaning

1 million record(s) for Carrillo

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Where is the Carrillo family from?

What did your Carrillo ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Top Female Occupations In 1940

What Carrillo family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Carrillo lifespan?

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