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

Aristondo, 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 Aristondo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aristondo in America

Aristondo is the 49723rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aristondo surname appeared 422 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 Aristondo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aristondo 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 Aristondo

The surname Aristondo is of Spanish origin, with roots dating back to the medieval period. It is believed to have originated in the Basque region of northern Spain, which has a distinct cultural and linguistic heritage.

The name Aristondo is likely derived from the Basque words "aritz," meaning oak tree, and "ondo," which means near or close to. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to a person or family residing near an oak grove or forest.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Aristondo surname can be found in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a 10th-century manuscript that contains various legal documents and records from the region. This historical source mentions an individual named Sancho Aristondo, who held land in the area of La Rioja.

In the 14th century, the name appears in the Becerro de las Behetrías de Castilla, a medieval census documenting land ownership and taxation in the Kingdom of Castile. This record lists several families with the Aristondo surname residing in the towns of Durango and Guernica, both located in the Basque province of Biscay.

One notable figure with the Aristondo surname was Juan de Aristondo, a 16th-century explorer and navigator. Born in Bilbao in 1520, he participated in several expeditions to the Americas and is credited with being one of the first Europeans to explore parts of the Gulf of Mexico and the coastline of present-day Florida.

Another prominent individual bearing this name was Martín de Aristondo, a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who lived in the late 17th century. He served as the governor of the Philippine Islands from 1684 to 1689, a period marked by ongoing conflicts with local indigenous groups and Dutch colonial forces.

In the 19th century, Gaspar de Aristondo y Ortuoste (1789-1862) was a Spanish politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of State (Prime Minister) of Spain for a brief period in 1840.

Variants of the Aristondo surname include Aristondo y Calderón, Aristondo y Mendoza, and Aristondo y Salazar, reflecting the practice of combining family names through marriage or inheritance.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aristondo

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

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

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