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

Aguinaga, 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 Aguinaga surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aguinaga in America

Aguinaga is the 6961st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aguinaga surname appeared 4,818 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Aguinaga.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aguinaga 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 Aguinaga

The surname Aguinaga is of Spanish origin, originating in the Basque region of Spain around the 13th century. It is derived from the Basque words "aguin" meaning "point" or "peak" and "aga" meaning "area" or "region," suggesting that the name may have referred to a person who lived near a pointed or peaked area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in a 14th-century document from the town of Urnieta, located in the province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country. The document mentions an individual named Juan de Aguinaga, indicating the name's presence in the region during that time.

In the 15th century, the name Aguinaga was found in various legal documents and records from the Basque provinces, including mentions of individuals such as Martín Aguinaga, a landowner in the village of Oñati, and Catalina Aguinaga, a resident of the town of Tolosa.

During the 16th century, the name gained prominence in the Basque region, with several notable individuals bearing the surname. One such individual was Juan de Aguinaga, a Basque soldier who fought in the Spanish conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés. He was born in the town of Azpeitia in 1492 and died in Mexico City in 1548.

Another notable figure with the Aguinaga surname was Domingo de Aguinaga, a Basque priest and scholar who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was born in Bilbao in 1560 and is known for his work on Basque grammar and literature.

In the 18th century, the name Aguinaga appeared in various records from the Basque Country, including mentions of individuals such as Juan Bautista Aguinaga, a merchant from San Sebastián, and María Josefa Aguinaga, a landowner in the town of Azkoitia.

One of the most significant individuals with the Aguinaga surname in modern times was José María Aguinaga y Azqueta, a Spanish politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Justice in Spain during the late 19th century. He was born in Pamplona in 1838 and died in Madrid in 1905.

Throughout its history, the Aguinaga surname has maintained a strong presence in the Basque region of Spain, with many individuals bearing the name contributing to various aspects of Basque culture and society over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aguinaga

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

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

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