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

Arreazola, 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 Arreazola surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Arreazola in America

Arreazola is the 92358th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Arreazola surname appeared 199 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 Arreazola.

We can also compare 2010 data for Arreazola 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 Arreazola

The surname Arreazola is of Basque origin, specifically from the Basque Country region located in northern Spain and southwestern France. It dates back to the medieval era, around the 11th to 13th centuries.

Arreazola is believed to be derived from the Basque words "arrea" meaning stone or rocky terrain, and "zola" meaning a flat area or plain. This suggests the name may have originated from a geographical location characterized by a rocky plain or a rocky area near a flat region.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the surname Arreazola can be found in the Libro de Fuegos de la Merindad de Guipúzcoa, a historical document dated around 1457 that lists households and taxpayers in the region of Gipuzkoa, part of the Basque Country.

In the 16th century, a notable individual named Juan de Arreazola was a prominent merchant and shipowner from the town of Deba in Gipuzkoa. He was involved in the lucrative trade between the Basque Country and the Americas during the Spanish colonization period.

Another historical figure with this surname was Pedro de Arreazola, a 17th-century Basque architect who contributed to the construction of several churches and buildings in the Basque region, including the Church of San Sebastián in Sondika.

Moving forward to the 18th century, Ignacio de Arreazola was a Basque military officer who served in the Spanish Army and participated in the Peninsular War against the French forces of Napoleon.

In the 19th century, Tomás de Arreazola was a notable Basque politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Spanish Cortes (parliament) and was actively involved in the defense of the Basque fueros, the traditional rights and privileges of the Basque provinces.

Throughout its history, the surname Arreazola has maintained its strong roots in the Basque Country, although individuals with this name have migrated and settled in various parts of Spain and beyond, carrying the name's rich Basque heritage with them.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Arreazola

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

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

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