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

Andazola, 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 Andazola surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Andazola in America

Andazola is the 27646th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Andazola surname appeared 870 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 Andazola.

We can also compare 2010 data for Andazola 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 Andazola

The surname Andazola has its origins in the Basque Country, a region straddling the border between northern Spain and southwestern France. It likely emerged sometime during the Middle Ages, between the 5th and 15th centuries.

The name Andazola is thought to derive from the Basque words "anda," meaning "ravine" or "gorge," and "zola," meaning "flat land" or "plain." This suggests the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near a ravine or gorge adjacent to a flat area or plain.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in a 14th-century manuscript from the Basque town of Azpeitia, where a certain Lope Andazola is mentioned as a landowner and local nobleman. In the late 15th century, there are records of an Inigo Andazola, a merchant and ship owner from the port city of San Sebastián.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Andazola can be found in various historical documents from the Basque provinces, often associated with prominent families and individuals involved in trade, seafaring, and local governance. For example, Juan Andazola (1542-1612) was a respected navigator and explorer who sailed with the Spanish Armada.

As the Basque people migrated and settled in other parts of Spain and Spanish colonies in the Americas, the surname Andazola spread to new regions. Notably, in the 18th century, a wealthy landowner named Miguel Andazola (1712-1783) established a large hacienda in what is now central Mexico.

Other notable individuals with the surname Andazola include Ignacio Andazola (1819-1887), a Mexican politician and military leader who played a role in the Reform War, and Emilia Andazola (1870-1943), a renowned Basque poet and educator from San Sebastián.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Andazola

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

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

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