Trejo
A Spanish surname most often linked to a place name, especially the village of Trejo in Extremadura, Spain.
The #843 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 7,527 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Trejo is generally understood as a Spanish habitational surname, taken from a place called Trejo in western Spain. Like many Iberian surnames, it likely began as an identifier for someone who came from that locality. The place-name itself is ancient, but its deeper root is not certain from standard onomastic references.
History
The surname is well established in Spain and later spread widely through the Spanish-speaking Americas. In the United States it is especially associated with Mexican and Mexican-American families, reflecting colonial-era and later migration. It is also sometimes found in historical records as a toponymic byname rather than a fixed hereditary surname in early periods.
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Fun fact
Trejo is common enough in the U.S. today to rank among the top 1,000 surnames in the 2010 census.