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

Aramburo, 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 Aramburo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aramburo in America

Aramburo is the 25793rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aramburo surname appeared 955 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 Aramburo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aramburo 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 Aramburo

The surname Aramburo originated in Spain, specifically in the Basque region. It likely emerged during the Middle Ages, between the 5th and 15th centuries. The name is derived from the Basque words "aran" meaning valley and "buru" meaning head, suggesting that it may have initially referred to someone living at the head of a valley.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Aramburo can be found in the Becerro Galicano de Villas de Vizcaya, a medieval manuscript dating back to the 14th century. This document contained records of landowners and prominent families in the region of Vizcaya, which is part of the Basque Country.

During the 16th century, several individuals bearing the Aramburo surname were mentioned in various historical records. One notable figure was Pedro de Aramburo, a Spanish military officer and conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru alongside Francisco Pizarro in the early 1500s.

In the 17th century, Juan de Aramburo y Mendoza (1592-1662) was a Spanish nobleman and military commander who served as the Governor of Cuba from 1639 to 1648. He played a significant role in defending the island against attacks by English and Dutch forces.

Another prominent individual with the Aramburo surname was José María Aramburo y Aramburo (1825-1883), a Mexican politician and lawyer who served as the Governor of the state of Guanajuato from 1867 to 1869.

In the 20th century, Marcelino Aramburo y Machado (1889-1965) was a Cuban lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba from 1939 to 1945.

While the Aramburo surname originated in the Basque region of Spain, it has since spread to various parts of the world, particularly to Latin American countries such as Mexico, Cuba, and others, due to Spanish colonization and migration.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aramburo

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

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

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