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

Arbulú, 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 Arbulú surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Arbulú in America

Arbulú is the 101247th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Arbulú surname appeared 178 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 Arbulú.

We can also compare 2010 data for Arbulú 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 Arbulú

The surname Arbulu has its origins in the Basque region, straddling the border between northern Spain and southwestern France. It dates back to at least the 11th century, derived from the Basque words "arbi" meaning grain and "lur" meaning earth or land. The name likely referred to someone who owned or worked on fertile grain-producing lands.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in a medieval document from the town of Lekeitio, in Biscay, Spain, where an Arbulu family is mentioned in the 13th century. The name also appears in records from the neighboring province of Gipuzkoa during this time period, with variations in spelling such as "Arbolua" and "Arbolure".

In the 14th century, the Arbulu name is recorded in the town of Sara, in the Basque region of France, near the Spanish border. This suggests that the name had spread across the Pyrenees by this point. A notable figure from this era was Sancho Arbulu, a merchant and landowner from Sara who was involved in disputes over trade routes in the 1380s.

By the 15th century, the Arbulu surname had become well-established in the Basque Country on both sides of the border. In 1492, Pedro Arbulu, a blacksmith from the Spanish town of Hondarribia, is recorded as accompanying Christopher Columbus on his first voyage to the Americas.

The 16th century saw the rise of Juan Arbulu, a prominent lawyer and judge from the town of Azpeitia in Gipuzkoa. He served as a magistrate in the Royal Chancellery of Valladolid and was instrumental in codifying Basque legal customs and traditions.

In the 17th century, María Arbulu, a nun from Bilbao, gained renown for her piety and charitable works. She founded a convent in the city and was beatified by the Catholic Church in 1687.

As the centuries progressed, the Arbulu name continued to be associated with notable figures in the Basque region, particularly in fields such as law, commerce, and the clergy. The name also spread to other parts of Spain and beyond, as members of the Arbulu family migrated and established themselves in new areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Arbulú

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

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

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