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The Espejo surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,769 people carried this name — #11,388 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 106,400 people counted. That is up 50% from 1,849 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Espejo surname

Borrowed from Spanish Espejo; this surname is predominantly found in Bolivia.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Espejo» (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 7,148 people named Espejo 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 San Juan.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

San Juan 2,487
Buenos Aires Province 1,329
Mendoza 1,043
City of Buenos Aires 689
Jujuy 417
Córdoba 183
Salta 144
La Rioja 143

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 89 people named Espejo.

Most of them — 48 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Rhône.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 48
Rhône 13
Bouches-du-Rhône 7
Loire 5
Calvados 5
Hauts-de-Seine 4
Hérault 2
Savoie 1
Tarn 1

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

76 people named Espejo live in Switzerland.

They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

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

Where they live today

Vaud 17
Zurich 11
Solothurn 8
Valais 6
Basel-Stadt 6
Lucerne 5
Geneva 5
St. Gallen 4

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Espejo in American newspapers,
1849–1923.

Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Espejo
The Washington Times 1923-08-06
Newspaper page from Daily National Intelligencer carrying the name Espejo
Daily National Intelligencer 1849-09-13
Newspaper page from Among The Clouds carrying the name Espejo
Among The Clouds 1917-08-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,288 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Espejo,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Francisco Espejo
    Francisco Espejo 1758–1814 · lawyer
  • Juan Espejo Varas
    Juan Espejo Varas 1860–1926 · lawyer
  • Juan Espejo Asturrizaga
    Juan Espejo Asturrizaga 1895–1965 · poet
  • Jose Gabriel Espejo Espejo d. 1976 · miner
  • Bartolomé Espejo y Cisneros 1642–1704 · politician
  • José Espejo Cisneros 1667–1748 · Catholic priest

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

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