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

Archundia, 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 Archundia surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Archundia in America

Archundia is the 51941st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Archundia surname appeared 400 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 Archundia.

We can also compare 2010 data for Archundia 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 Archundia

The surname Archundia originates from the Basque region of northern Spain and southern France, dating back to the early medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Basque words "archi" meaning bear and "undia" meaning large or great, potentially referring to a large or powerful bear-like person or family.

The earliest known record of the Archundia name appears in a 12th century cartulary from the monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla, located in the La Rioja region of Spain. This document mentions a landowner named Sancho Archundia who donated property to the monastery.

In the 14th century, there are records of an Archundia family residing in the village of Amillaga, near the town of Tolosa in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa. A notable member of this family was Juan Archundia, a prominent merchant and landowner who lived from around 1320 to 1395.

During the 16th century, the Archundia surname spread to other parts of Spain and the Americas as a result of the Spanish colonization efforts. One notable figure from this era was Pedro de Archundia, a conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the 1520s.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Archundia family settled in the region of Extremadura in western Spain. A notable member of this branch was Alonso de Archundia y Mendoza, a military officer and explorer who participated in the colonization of the Philippines in the late 1600s.

Another significant figure with the Archundia surname was José Antonio de Archundia y Muñoz, a Spanish nobleman and politician who served as the Governor of the Philippine Islands from 1790 to 1806.

While the Archundia name is relatively uncommon globally, it remains most prevalent in Spain, Mexico, and other parts of Latin America with historical ties to Spanish colonization.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Archundia

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

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

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