Find out how popular the last name Abeytia is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Abeytia.

Abeytia, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Abeytia surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abeytia in America

Abeytia is the 147253rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abeytia surname appeared 112 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Abeytia.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abeytia to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Abeytia

The surname Abeytia is of Spanish origin, originating in the Basque region of Spain during the medieval period. It is derived from the Basque word "abetxi," which means "small fir tree" or "small pine tree." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a fir or pine forest or worked with these types of trees.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Abeytia can be found in the 14th century records of the town of Hernani, located in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa. A document from 1387 mentions a certain Lope de Abeytia, who was a local landowner and farmer.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various Spanish colonial records from the Americas, indicating that individuals bearing the surname Abeytia were among the early Spanish settlers in the New World. For example, a Juan de Abeytia is mentioned in a 1563 document from the Spanish colony of Nueva Galicia (present-day western Mexico).

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Abeytia family became prominent in the region of New Mexico, which was then part of the Spanish Viceroyalty of New Spain. Notable individuals from this period include Bartolomé de Abeytia (c. 1630-1703), a Spanish soldier and explorer who played a role in the founding of several settlements in present-day New Mexico.

Another notable figure is Antonio de Abeytia y Carvajal (1688-1755), who served as the governor of the Spanish province of Nuevo México from 1748 to 1754. He was involved in various conflicts with Native American tribes and efforts to expand Spanish control in the region.

In more recent times, one of the most famous individuals with the Abeytia surname was Francisco Abeytia (1904-1991), a Mexican artist known for his paintings and murals depicting scenes from Mexican history and culture. He studied under the renowned Mexican muralist Diego Rivera and was part of the Mexican Muralist Movement of the 1920s and 1930s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abeytia

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Abeytia.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Abeytia was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Abeytia has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Abeytia was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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