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

Achaibar, 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 Achaibar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Achaibar in America

Achaibar is the 154907th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Achaibar surname appeared 105 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 Achaibar.

The history of the last name Achaibar

The surname ACHAIBAR is believed to have originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France. It likely dates back to the Middle Ages, possibly as early as the 11th or 12th century. The name is thought to derive from the Basque words "aitxa" meaning "axe" and "ibar" meaning "valley" or "glen." Therefore, ACHAIBAR may have referred to a person living in a valley where axes or woodcutting tools were used or produced.

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the ACHAIBAR surname can be found in medieval Spanish documents and records from the Basque provinces. One example is Juan de Achaibar, a landowner mentioned in a 1387 charter from the town of Bermeo in Biscay. Another early bearer of the name was Pedro Achaibar, a blacksmith from the village of Azpeitia in Gipuzkoa, who was documented in tax records from the late 15th century.

The ACHAIBAR name has also been linked to several notable historical figures over the centuries. One such individual was Miguel de Achaibar y Navarro (1554-1622), a Spanish naval officer and explorer who served under King Philip III and led expeditions to the Philippines and the Mariana Islands in the early 1600s. Another prominent ACHAIBAR was Ignacio de Achaibar (1718-1785), a Basque architect and military engineer who designed several fortifications and public buildings in Spain and its colonies during the 18th century.

In the 19th century, José María Achaibar (1810-1890) was a Spanish politician and lawyer who served as a senator and played a role in the drafting of the Spanish Constitution of 1876. Additionally, Francisco Achaibar y Zubiaga (1832-1907) was a Basque priest and writer who published several works on Basque language and literature in the late 1800s.

While the ACHAIBAR surname is most closely associated with the Basque region, it has also been found in various other parts of Spain, as well as in Latin American countries with Spanish colonial heritage, such as Mexico, Argentina, and Uruguay, likely due to migration and settlement patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Achaibar

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

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 Achaibar 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.

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 Achaibar was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Achaibar, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!