Argomaniz last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Argomaniz

A surname of Greek origin meaning "someone from Argos", Argos being an ancient city.

Argomaniz, 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 Argomaniz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Argomaniz in America

Argomaniz is the 56972nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Argomaniz surname appeared 358 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 Argomaniz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Argomaniz 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.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 56972 69636 -20.01%
Count 358 263 30.60%
Proportion per 100k 0.12 0.10 18.18%

The history of the last name Argomaniz

The surname Argomaniz originated in the Basque region of Spain and France, with the earliest recorded instances dating back to the 12th century. It is believed to be derived from the Basque words "argi" meaning "light" and "mani" meaning "valley" or "hollow," suggesting that the name may have referred to a person who lived in a well-lit valley or hollow.

One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in a 13th-century document from the town of Irun, located in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa. The document mentions an individual named Lope Argomaniz, who was involved in a legal dispute over a piece of land.

In the 14th century, a family bearing the name Argomaniz is recorded as residing in the town of Zumaia, also located in Gipuzkoa. This family was prominent in the local community and held several positions of authority.

The earliest recorded instance of the name in France can be traced back to the 16th century, when a man named Juan Argomaniz is mentioned in a census record from the Basque village of Sare, located in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals with the surname Argomaniz:

  1. Pedro Argomaniz (1578-1642), a Spanish military officer who served in the Eighty Years' War against the Dutch Republic.
  2. Juana Argomaniz (1625-1695), a Basque writer and poet who was celebrated for her work in the Basque language.
  3. Martín Argomaniz (1698-1772), a Spanish architect who worked on several prominent buildings in Madrid and Seville.
  4. Ignacio Argomaniz (1815-1891), a Basque politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Spanish parliament.
  5. Ana Argomaniz (1920-2005), a French artist and sculptor known for her abstract works in metal and stone.

While the surname Argomaniz was once primarily concentrated in the Basque regions of Spain and France, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to immigration and diaspora communities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Argomaniz

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

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 Argomaniz was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 2.79% 10
Non-Hispanic Black Only 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races 0.00% 0
Hispanic Origin 97.21% 348

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 Argomaniz has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 2.79% 4.18% -39.89%
Black 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Two or More Races 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Hispanic 97.21% 95.82% 1.44%

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

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