Rio Arriba County, NM History and Genealogy

Recurrent Surnames
in 1850 Census

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

A - Archuleta - 77 (12 were Jose)

B - Borego - 13 (3 Jose, 3 Juan)

C - Cordova - 29 (4 Juan)

D - Duran - 40 (5 Jose, 5 Juan)

E - Espinosa - 21 (5 Juan)

F - Fresquez - 17 (4 Maria)

G - Garcia - 65 (17 Juan)

H - Herrera - 59 (Jose 10)

I - (Ines?) the only listing

J - Jaramillo - 26 0 Maria)

K - No listings

L - Lucero - 59 (12 Jose)

M - Martin(ez) - 309 (45 Juan)

N - Nieto - 2

O - Ortega - 22 (5 Jose)

P - Pacheco - 30 (5 Maria)

Q - Quintana - 33 (8 Juan)

R- Romero - 60 (10 Juan)

S - Sanchez - 50 (5 Juan, 5 Maria)

T- Trujillo - 124 (19 Maria)

U - No listing

V - Valdez - 77 (11 Jose)

W - Walker the only listing

X - No listing

Y - No listing

Z - Zamora - 6 (2 Jose)