Negrete is used as a family name or surname in Italy. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Negrete
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Italy
Meaning:

Is variation of Negris. An Ionian named Negris, on becoming resident amongst us, anglicised his name to Black, and has left descendants who occupy a respectable position in society, without anything but their dark hair to indicate their close connection with the Veneto-Hellenic stock.

How popular is Negrete?

Negrete is common in Mexico, United States, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, Spain, Venezuela, Peru, Philippines, Paraguay, Brazil.

Negrete is ranked 6207 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Negretes grew by 36.26 per cent to 15245 since 2000 and ranked 2384 after elevating 577 spots. The last name was found in around 5 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 94.27 92.55
White 5.07 6.36
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.21 0.19
Others 0.17 0.43
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.16 0.32
Black 0.12 0.16
Negrete is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Mexico which signifies that it is originated from Mexico. Around 91360 people have been found who wears Negrete as their family name. Negrete is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Negrete:
368 Mexico48,851
3,570 United States12,606
635 Colombia11,973
Countries with thousands of Negrete:
589 Chile4,134
793 Ecuador3,382
547 Bolivia3,022
1,795 Argentina1,986
2,660 Spain1,848
Countries with hundreds of Negrete:
1,928 Venezuela930
3,707 Peru803
22,042 Philippines784
755 Paraguay413
25,712 Brazil306
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,534 Panama74
4,357 Cuba55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,136 Dominican Republic46
68,969 Canada41
12,009 Uruguay26
224,666 France18
81,699 Australia16
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
102,017 Sweden7
340,600 Germany6
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Negrete Namesakes

  • Vitor Negrete, mountaineer and the first Brazilian to reach the summit of Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen
  • Pedro Celestino Negrete, Spanish politician and military man
  • Jorge Negrete, Mexican singer and actor
  • Rafael Negrete, Mexican actor and singer
  • Fidel Negrete, long-distance runner from Mexico

Negrete Namesakes

  • Vitor Negrete, mountaineer and the first Brazilian to reach the summit of Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen
  • Pedro Celestino Negrete, Spanish politician and military man
  • Jorge Negrete, Mexican singer and actor
  • Rafael Negrete, Mexican actor and singer
  • Fidel Negrete, long-distance runner from Mexico

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