Recurrent Surnames in 1850 Census

The index for Santa Ana County was compiled by members of the NMGS in 1964.
The surnames appearing most frequently, for each letter, is given.

1850 Census Common Surnames

A - Aragon - 23 (2 Juan, 2 Manuel)

B - Baca - 54 (4 Antonio)

C - Chavez - 34 (4 Antonio)

D - Domingo - 8 (3 Jose, 3 Juan)

E - Esquibel - 9

F - Flores - 4

G - Garcia (6 Antonio) - 44

H - Herrera - 13 (2 Jose Anto.)

I - Ignacio - 3

J - Jarmillo - 6

K - No listing

L - Lucero - 39 (5 Jose)

M - Montoya - 76 (6 Juan)

N - Nieto - 3

O - Ortega - 9

P - Padilla - 16 (3 Juan)

Q - Quantana - 8

R - Romero - 11

S - Sanchez - 34 (2 each: Antonio, Jesus Ma., Jose, Faustin)

T - Trujillo - 12

U - Utado - 2

V - Vigil - 10 (4 Juan)

W - No listing

X - No listing

Y - No listing

Z - Zamora - 2

Submitted to Genealogy Trails by K. Torp