The Spanish and Portuguese surname Rojas is an habitational name from places in Burgos or Lugo (Galicia) named Rojas, from a derivative of rojo meaning “red.” Early references to the name in Spain include Juan de Rojas, a witness in the city of Barcelona, Spain, on January 1st 1641. Geronimo de Rojas is recorded in Florida in 1538 and is a very early record in the New World. Today there are approximately 73,000 bearers of the name Rojas living in the US.

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