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

Arrate, 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 Arrate surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Arrate in America

Arrate is the 154907th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Arrate surname appeared 105 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 Arrate.

The history of the last name Arrate

The surname Arrate is believed to have originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southern France. The name is derived from the Basque word "arrate," which means "fern" or "bracken." It is thought to have originated as a toponymic surname, referring to a person who lived near an area abundant with ferns or bracken.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Arrate can be found in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a medieval manuscript from the 10th century, which mentions an individual named "Lope Arrate." This suggests that the name has been in use for over a thousand years in the Basque region.

In the 13th century, there are records of an Arrate family residing in the town of Hernani, in the province of Gipuzkoa, Spain. The town's name is derived from the Basque words "hiri" (town) and "arnari" (fern), further solidifying the connection between the surname Arrate and the fern plant.

One notable individual with the surname Arrate was Juan de Arrate, a 16th-century Basque sailor and explorer who accompanied Ferdinand Magellan on his historic circumnavigation of the globe. Arrate was born around 1490 in the town of Bilbao and served as a pilot on Magellan's voyage, which began in 1519.

Another prominent figure was Pedro de Arrate, a 17th-century Basque writer and historian. Born in Bilbao in 1619, Arrate wrote several works on the history of Biscay and the Basque people, including "Historia de las Islas Canarias" and "Compendio Cronológico de la Historia de la muy Noble y muy Leal Provincia de Guipúzcoa."

In the 18th century, José de Arrate y Calderón was a Spanish naval officer and explorer who participated in several expeditions to the Pacific Northwest region of North America. He was born in Cádiz, Spain, in 1732 and served as a pilot on voyages led by Juan Pérez and Bruno de Heceta.

During the 19th century, Miguel de Arrate was a prominent Basque politician and lawyer. Born in Bilbao in 1801, he served as a member of the Spanish parliament and was a vocal advocate for Basque autonomy and rights.

The surname Arrate continues to be prevalent in the Basque regions of Spain and France, as well as in areas with significant Basque diaspora populations, such as parts of Latin America and the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Arrate

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

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

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