Vaquero is used as a family name or surname in Spain. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Vaquero
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Spain
Meaning: Business name, cowherd. Vaquero is the Castilian form and the French form Vacher.

How popular is Vaquero?

Vaquero is common in Spain.

Vaquero is ranked 18967 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Vaqueros grew by 62.80624 per cent to 1462 since 2000 and ranked 18757 after elevating 6997 spots. The last name was found in around 5 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 96.92 94.32
White 2.74 4.01
Vaquero is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Spain which signifies that it is originated from Spain. Around 27453 people have been found who wears Vaquero as their family name. Vaquero is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
46,707 New Zealand5
14,054 China3
16,605 Austria3
4,915 Panama3
1,272 Cuba3
19,046 Ireland2
91,784 Netherlands2
35,969 Denmark2
91,024 Belgium1
7,191 Afghanistan1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
17,575 Kuwait1
42,479 Greece1
38,841 Scotland1
7,292 Vietnam1
3,307 Malta1
58,885 Poland1
77,122 Sweden1
36,678 Singapore1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,255 Uruguay49
23,537 Switzerland45
95,259 Italy45
75,259 Australia22
156,482 Canada14
4,076 Costa Rica14
3,940 Nicaragua11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,636 Ecuador92
12,007 Chile72
16,172 Peru71
Countries with hundreds of Vaquero:
18,203 Brazil715
39,434 United States708
1,871 Bolivia535
3,855 Venezuela477
20,978 France465
1,217 Honduras444
4,308 Colombia419
3,073 Guatemala369
30,207 England151
71,225 Germany134
4,814 Portugal102
Countries with thousands of Vaquero:
2,159 Mexico4,188
1,886 Argentina2,508
616 El Salvador1,292
Countries with ten thousands of Vaquero:
364 Spain14,476
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Comments

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Bess Buchheit
vaquero is a Catalan form of cowherd which means the cowherd: Jobs became patronymic name.

Vaquero Namesakes

  • Esther Vaquero, Author
  • Mar García Vaquero, Felipe González's wife
  • Arturo Vaquero, Film Score Composer
  • Christian Vaquero, Soccer player
  • Eloy Vaquero Cantillo, Politician

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