Rojas

Rojas is a surname of Spanish origin derived from the adjective rojo, meaning red. Historically it could describe a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, or function as a nickname related to the color. The name spread to the Americas and other regions through Spanish migration and colonization, and it is now common in many Spanish-speaking countries.

As a surname, Rojas is widely found in Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Spain, and beyond. It is typically written with a capital R. People bearing the surname have contributed to politics, sports, science, the arts, and other fields, reflecting its broad geographic and cultural distribution. In genealogical and demographic contexts, Rojas is one of the more frequent surnames in several countries.

Rojas also appears as a place name in various countries, with towns or districts named Rojas in different regions. In Spanish, rojas is the feminine plural form of roja, meaning “reds” or “red ones,” and can appear in ordinary descriptive language as an adjective, distinct from its use as a proper noun. The term thus occurs in both onomastic and linguistic contexts, as well as in cultural and historical references where the surname and its variants appear.

See also Roja and Rojo for related terms and disambiguation.