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

Aripez, 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 Aripez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aripez in America

Aripez is the 160975th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aripez surname appeared 100 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 Aripez.

The history of the last name Aripez

The surname ARIPEZ originates from the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France, dating back to the 12th century. It is derived from the Basque words "ari" meaning "walnut" and "pez" meaning "patch" or "grove," suggesting the name may have been given to someone who lived near a walnut grove or patch of walnut trees.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name ARIPEZ can be found in a 13th-century document from the town of Bayonne, located in the former province of Gascony, France. This document mentions a person named Petri de Aripez, who was likely a landowner or resident of the area.

In the 14th century, the name ARIPEZ appeared in several medieval Spanish records, particularly those from the regions of Navarre and the Basque Country. These records often referred to individuals with this surname as residents of small villages or landowners.

During the 15th century, a notable figure bearing the name ARIPEZ was Juan de Aripez, a Basque soldier who fought in the Reconquista, the religious and political campaign to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors. Juan de Aripez was born in the village of Arizala, Navarre, in 1428 and died in 1502.

In the 16th century, the ARIPEZ surname spread beyond the Basque region as people migrated to other parts of Spain and Europe. One notable individual was Martín de Aripez, a Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied Ferdinand Magellan on his famous circumnavigation voyage in 1519-1522.

Another prominent figure with the surname ARIPEZ was Juana de Aripez, a 17th-century Spanish poet and writer from the city of Bilbao. Her works were widely published and celebrated during her lifetime, which spanned from 1612 to 1687.

In the 18th century, the ARIPEZ surname emerged in the Americas, likely carried by Spanish settlers and immigrants from the Basque region. One such individual was Pedro de Aripez, who was born in the Basque town of Guernica in 1721 and later emigrated to Mexico, where he established a successful trading business.

As the centuries passed, the ARIPEZ surname continued to spread across different regions, with variations in spelling and pronunciation emerging, such as Aripeitz, Arripez, and Arripetz. However, the name's connection to the Basque region and its original meaning related to walnut groves remained a consistent thread throughout its history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aripez

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

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 Aripez 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.

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

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