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

Archibeque, 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 Archibeque surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Archibeque in America

Archibeque is the 18478th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Archibeque surname appeared 1,496 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Archibeque.

We can also compare 2010 data for Archibeque 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 Archibeque

The surname Archibeque has its origins in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France, where it emerged during the medieval period. It is believed to be derived from the Basque words "archi," meaning bear, and "bake," meaning valley or peaceful place, indicating that the name may have originally referred to a person who lived in a valley inhabited by bears.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Archibeque surname can be found in the Codex de Ronces, a medieval manuscript from the Basque Country dating back to the 13th century. This document mentions a certain Sancho Archibeque, who was a landowner in the village of Ainhoa.

In the 15th century, the Archibeque name appeared in various records from the Kingdom of Navarre, such as the Libro de Fuegos, which was a census-like document that listed taxpayers. Notable individuals from this time period included Juan Archibeque, a merchant from Pamplona, and María Archibeque, a nun at the Monastery of Santa Engracia.

During the 16th century, the Archibeque surname spread beyond the Basque region, with some members of the family migrating to other parts of Spain and even to the Spanish colonies in the Americas. One such individual was Pedro Archibeque, a soldier who participated in the conquest of Mexico under Hernán Cortés in the 1520s.

In the 17th century, the Archibeque name was found in various parts of New Spain (present-day Mexico and the southwestern United States), as well as in Spain itself. Notable individuals from this era include Francisca Archibeque, a landowner in Santa Fe, New Mexico, who was born in 1642, and Tomás Archibeque, a Spanish playwright and poet who lived in Madrid from 1620 to 1687.

The 18th century saw the Archibeque surname continuing to spread throughout the Spanish-speaking world. One notable figure was Juan Bautista Archibeque, a military officer who served in the Spanish Army during the French Revolutionary Wars and was born in Andalusia, Spain, in 1765.

As the centuries passed, the Archibeque surname became more widely dispersed, with members of the family living in various countries, including Spain, France, Mexico, Argentina, and the United States. Despite this geographic spread, the name maintained its Basque roots and continued to be associated with its origins in the peaceful valleys and bear-inhabited regions of northern Spain and southwestern France.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Archibeque

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

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

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