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

Armendariz, 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 Armendariz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Armendariz in America

Armendariz is the 2892nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Armendariz surname appeared 12,423 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 people would have the surname Armendariz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Armendariz 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 Armendariz

The surname Armendariz originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France. It is derived from the Basque words "armen" meaning "valley" and "aran" meaning "ravine". The name likely referred to a person who lived in a valley or near a ravine.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Armendariz appears in the 14th century census records of the town of Vitoria-Gasteiz in the Basque Country of Spain. Variations of the spelling included Armendarez and Armendariz.

In the late 15th century, a noble Basque family named Armendariz was documented in the records of the Kingdom of Navarre. This family held lands and titles in the region for several generations.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, as the Spanish Empire expanded across the Americas, many Basque settlers with the surname Armendariz established themselves in the colonies. Notable individuals include Juan de Armendariz, a conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés on the conquest of Mexico in the 1520s.

The name Armendariz can also be found in historical documents from the Basque region of France, particularly in the provinces of Labourd and Lower Navarre. One example is Pedro de Armendariz, a merchant and ship owner from the town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, who lived in the late 17th century.

In the 19th century, Joaquín Armendariz was a prominent Mexican politician and military leader who played a role in the Reform War and the French Intervention in Mexico. He was born in 1793 and died in 1865.

Another notable bearer of the surname was Pedro Armendáriz, a Mexican actor who appeared in numerous Hollywood films during the 1940s and 1950s. He was born in 1912 and died in 1963.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Armendariz

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

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

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