The Botello surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,569 people carried this name — #3,113 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 25,500 people counted. That is up 40% from 8,287 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Botello surname

Borrowed from Galician or Spanish Botello.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Botello» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 855 people named Botello live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 396
Corrientes 204
City of Buenos Aires 73
Santa Fe 55
Córdoba 41
Chaco 33
Misiones 20
Entre Ríos 17

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 25 people named Botello.

Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Tarn.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Tarn 8
Gard 6
Bouches-du-Rhône 4
Pyrénées-Orientales 4
Indre 1
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 1
Var 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Botello in American newspapers,
1898–1911.

Newspaper page from The National Tribune carrying the name Botello
The National Tribune 1898-12-29
Newspaper page from The National Tribune carrying the name Botello
The National Tribune 1899-01-05
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Botello
Daily Kennebec Journal 1911-12-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,695 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Botello,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Andrés Botello 1700–1672 · composer
  • Narciso Botello 1815–1889 · politician
  • Ángel Botello 1913–1986 · painter
  • Ángel Botello 1913–1986 · painter
  • Oldman Botello 1947–2022 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Botello,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States375 records

375 records of the Botello name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 283
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 53
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 33
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record David V. Botello

    Born 1921 in Texas. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Sam Houston; farm hand from Bexar County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Juan Jose Botello

    Born 1946; from O'Donnell, Texas. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Salome Botello

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the La Normandie from Havre, aged 38; merchant. From Mexico.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 375 records for Botello in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France12 records

12 records of the Botello name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marguerite Therese Botello

    Born 1900 in Toulon; died 1990 in La Garde (Var).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Baptiste Botello

    Born 1912 in Castres (Tarn); died 1975 in Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Louise Melanie Botello

    Born 1898 in Roquecourbe (Tarn); died 1978 in Mazères (Ariège).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Botello in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Botello name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Tco Botello

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Water Lily, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record F. C. O. Botello

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Water Lily, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Botello in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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