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

Apalategui, 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 Apalategui surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Apalategui in America

Apalategui is the 86981st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Apalategui surname appeared 214 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 Apalategui.

We can also compare 2010 data for Apalategui 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 Apalategui

The surname Apalategui originated in the Basque region of Spain and France during the medieval period. It is derived from the Basque words "apala" meaning "soft" or "mild" and "tegui" meaning "place" or "locality." The earliest recorded spelling of the name was "Apalateguia" in the 13th century.

Apalategui is considered a toponymic surname, meaning it referred to a specific place or geographic location. It likely originated from a small village or farmstead in the Basque Country where the first bearers of the name resided. The name may have been associated with a gentle or mild climate or terrain in that particular area.

In the 15th century, the name Apalategui appeared in various records and manuscripts from the Basque provinces of Gipuzkoa and Bizkaia. These included local tax rolls, land registries, and church records. The name was also found in documents related to the Basque noble families and the Basque fueros, or regional laws and traditions.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Apalategui name was Juan de Apalategui, a Basque soldier who fought in the Reconquista against the Moors in the late 15th century. In the 16th century, Pedro de Apalategui was a prominent merchant and shipowner from the Basque port city of Bilbao.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, several members of the Apalategui family played important roles in the religious and cultural life of the Basque region. Martín de Apalategui (1622-1684) was a Basque priest and author who wrote extensively on Basque language and traditions. Ignacio de Apalategui (1745-1819) was a renowned Basque scholar and linguist who made significant contributions to the study of Basque grammar and literature.

In the 19th century, the Apalategui surname spread beyond the Basque Country as many Basques emigrated to other parts of Spain and the Americas. Notably, José María Apalategui (1828-1906) was a Spanish lawyer and politician who served as a deputy in the Spanish parliament, representing the Basque provinces.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Apalategui

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

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

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