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

Araguz, 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 Araguz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Araguz in America

Araguz is the 53204th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Araguz surname appeared 389 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 Araguz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Araguz 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 Araguz

The surname Araguz is believed to have originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southern France during the medieval period. It is derived from the Basque words "ara" meaning valley and "guz" meaning all, suggesting a connection to a particular valley or location.

One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a 10th-century cartulary from the monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain. This document mentions an individual named Sancho Araguz, who lived in the late 10th century and held lands in the area.

In the 12th century, the name appears in the Becerro Antiguo de la Catedral de Calahorra, an ecclesiastical document from the Cathedral of Calahorra in La Rioja. This record lists several individuals with the surname Araguz, including García Araguz and Martín Araguz.

During the 13th century, the name Araguz is found in the Fuero de Navarra, an important legal code in the Kingdom of Navarre. This document mentions a nobleman named Pedro Araguz, who lived in the town of Estella in the late 13th century.

One of the earliest recorded examples of the surname outside of Spain is found in the Livre des Bourgeois de Rouen, a register of citizens in the French city of Rouen. This document, dating from the 14th century, includes an entry for a merchant named Guillaume Araguz.

Notable individuals with the surname Araguz throughout history include:

1. Juan Araguz (c. 1430-1490), a Spanish architect and stonemason who worked on several notable buildings in Seville, including the Cathedral of Seville.

2. Martín Araguz (c. 1560-1630), a Spanish painter and sculptor active in the late Renaissance period, known for his religious artwork in churches throughout Andalusia.

3. Isabel Araguz (c. 1620-1680), a Spanish poet and writer from Seville, whose works were published in various literary anthologies of the 17th century.

4. Tomás Araguz (1762-1835), a Spanish military officer and politician who served as governor of several provinces in colonial South America during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

5. Juana Araguz (1825-1892), a Spanish philanthropist and social reformer from Bilbao, who established several schools and hospitals in the Basque Country during the late 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Araguz

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

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

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