The Recinos surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,540 people carried this name — #5,326 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 45,000 people counted. That is up 62% from 4,028 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Recinos surname

Borrowed from Spanish Recinos. This surname is predominantly found in Guatemala.

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

In print

Recinos in American newspapers,
1928–1929.

Newspaper page from Askov American carrying the name Recinos
Askov American 1928-02-23
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Recinos
The Milwaukee Leader 1928-01-31
Newspaper page from New Britain Herald carrying the name Recinos
New Britain Herald 1929-01-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,240 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Recinos,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Adrián Recinos
    Adrián Recinos 1886–1962 · politician
  • María Chinchilla Recinos
    María Chinchilla Recinos 1909–1944 · writer
  • Manuel Recinos 1944–2010 · physician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Recinos,
in the records of the United States.

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 States8 records

8 records of the Recinos name in the United States U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955
  1. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Rene Recinos

    Born 1923 in Guatemala, Guatemala. Entered the United States at New Orleans in 1947. Listed in the U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)
  2. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Joe B. Recinos

    Born 1903 in Mexico. Registered as a foreign national in Los Angeles, California, under the Alien Registration Act of 1940.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Margari A. Recinos

    Born 1917 in El Salvador. Entered the United States in 1952. Listed in the U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Recinos in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

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