as a Last Name
- 59,977
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Carrillo
Meaning & Origins
Spanish: nickname for a person with some peculiarity of the cheek or jaw, Spanish carrillo. The word is attested since the 13th century, but its origin is uncertain. It 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.
| 547th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 59,977
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New Mexico
- has the most people named Carrillo per capita
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