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

Albizu, 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 Albizu surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Albizu in America

Albizu is the 61297th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Albizu surname appeared 328 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 Albizu.

We can also compare 2010 data for Albizu 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 Albizu

The surname Albizu originates from the Basque region of Spain and France. It is believed to have derived from the Basque words "albi" meaning "wild cherry tree" and "zu" meaning "tree" or "wood." This suggests that the name may have been initially used to identify someone who lived near or worked with wild cherry trees.

Albizu is an ancient surname that can be traced back to the 11th century. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a medieval cartulary from the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain. This document, dated 1076, mentions an individual named "Alvaro Albiz."

In the 13th century, the surname Albizu was associated with the town of Albizu, located in the Navarre region of northern Spain. This town's name is believed to have originated from the Basque words "albi" and "zu," further solidifying the connection between the surname and the wild cherry tree.

One of the earliest prominent figures with the surname Albizu was Pedro Albizu, a prominent Basque soldier who fought in the Reconquista, the centuries-long campaign by Christian rulers to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula from Moorish rule. He served under King Alfonso VIII of Castile in the late 12th century.

During the 16th century, the Albizu family gained prominence in the Basque region, with several members holding influential positions in local government and the church. Notably, Juan Albizu was a prominent merchant and landowner in the town of Bilbao in the 1500s.

In the 19th century, Pedro Albizu Campos, a Puerto Rican politician and leading figure in the island's independence movement, was born in 1891. He spent much of his life fighting for Puerto Rico's independence from the United States and was the president of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party.

Other notable individuals with the surname Albizu include Ignacio Albizu, a Spanish military officer and diplomat who served as the Governor of Puerto Rico from 1837 to 1841, and Enrique Albizu, a renowned Basque sculptor and painter who lived from 1897 to 1975.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Albizu

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

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

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