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

Arguinzoni, 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 Arguinzoni surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Arguinzoni in America

Arguinzoni is the 98982nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Arguinzoni surname appeared 183 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 Arguinzoni.

We can also compare 2010 data for Arguinzoni 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 Arguinzoni

The surname Arguinzoni has its origins in the Basque region of Spain and France, dating back to the 15th century. It is derived from the Basque words "argin" meaning "mason" and "zoni" meaning "son of," indicating that the original bearer of this name was likely the son of a stonemason or builder.

One of the earliest recorded instances of this surname can be found in the Archivo General de Indias, the repository of historical documents from the Spanish Empire in the Americas. In the records from the 16th century, there are references to Juan Arguinzoni, a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés.

During the 17th century, the Arguinzoni family established itself in the city of Bilbao, located in the Basque Country of northern Spain. Records from the Bilbao Cathedral archives mention a prominent merchant named Pedro Arguinzoni, who was involved in the thriving trade between Spain and the Americas.

In the late 18th century, a notable figure with this surname was Martín Arguinzoni, a Spanish naval officer who served in the Spanish Armada during the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in 1772 in San Sebastián and died in 1829 in Cádiz.

Another individual of note was Tomás Arguinzoni, a Basque architect who lived in the 19th century. He was responsible for designing several notable buildings in the cities of San Sebastián and Bilbao, including the Palacio de Justicia (Palace of Justice) in Bilbao, completed in 1835.

In the field of literature, a significant figure was María Arguinzoni, a Spanish novelist and poet from the late 19th century. She was born in 1867 in Vitoria-Gasteiz and was known for her works exploring themes of Basque culture and identity.

While the surname Arguinzoni has its roots in the Basque region of Spain and France, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and displacement over the centuries. However, it remains most prevalent in the areas surrounding its place of origin.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Arguinzoni

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

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

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