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

Agirre, 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 Agirre surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Agirre in America

Agirre is the 77522nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Agirre surname appeared 247 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 Agirre.

We can also compare 2010 data for Agirre 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 Agirre

The surname Agirre originated in the Basque Country region of northern Spain and southwestern France. It is derived from the Basque words 'agi' meaning 'well' and 'erri' meaning 'town' or 'village', suggesting the name may have referred to someone who lived near a well or spring in a town or village.

The earliest known record of the Agirre surname dates back to the late 15th century in the province of Gipuzkoa, Spain. It is found in various medieval manuscripts and documents from this region, with spelling variations such as Aguirre, Agirri, and Aguirri.

One notable figure with the Agirre surname was Pedro de Agirre, a Spanish explorer and conquistador who accompanied Francisco Pizarro on his expeditions to Peru in the early 16th century. Pedro de Agirre played a role in the conquest of the Inca Empire and is mentioned in historical accounts of that era.

Another prominent individual bearing this surname was Juan Bautista de Agirre y Suárez, a Spanish naval officer and explorer who served as governor of the Philippines from 1804 to 1806. He was born in Bilbao, Spain, in 1756 and died in Manila in 1808.

In the 19th century, Tomás Agirre Bengoa was a Basque writer and poet who contributed significantly to the preservation and promotion of Basque language and literature. He was born in Zeberio, Spain, in 1828 and died in Bilbao in 1904.

During the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s, José Antonio Agirre Lekube was a prominent Basque politician and the first President of the Basque Autonomous Government (Euskadi). He was born in Galdakao, Spain, in 1905 and went into exile in France after the war, where he died in 1960.

Another notable figure with the Agirre surname is Xabier Agirre, a contemporary Basque writer and journalist who has published several novels, short stories, and essays. He was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, in 1964 and continues to contribute to the literary and cultural landscape of the Basque Country.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Agirre

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

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

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