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

Arriaza, 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 Arriaza surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Arriaza in America

Arriaza is the 19480th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Arriaza surname appeared 1,387 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 Arriaza.

We can also compare 2010 data for Arriaza 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 Arriaza

The surname Arriaza originates from Spain, with roots tracing back to the 15th century. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "arriaza," which refers to a small stream or creek. This suggests that the name may have originated from a location or geographical feature in Spain where a stream or creek was present.

Arriaza was a relatively common surname in certain regions of Spain during the medieval and early modern periods. It can be found in historical documents and records from that time, although specific references are scarce due to the age and limited documentation from those eras.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Arriaza can be found in the baptismal records of the Church of San Sebastián in the town of Manzanares, La Mancha, Spain, dating back to the late 16th century. The record mentions a child named Juan Arriaza, born in 1587, suggesting that the surname was already established in the region by that time.

In the 17th century, there are records of an individual named Pedro Arriaza, a landowner and farmer in the town of Almodóvar del Campo, in the province of Ciudad Real, Spain. He was born in 1621 and is mentioned in local tax records and land ownership documents from the mid-to-late 1600s.

Another notable figure with the surname Arriaza was Rodrigo Arriaza, a Spanish military officer who served in the Spanish Army during the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century. He was born in 1782 in the city of Granada and participated in several campaigns against the French forces during the Peninsular War.

In the late 19th century, there was a Mexican poet and playwright named Juan Bautista Arriaza, who was born in 1770 in the city of Puebla, Mexico. He is known for his satirical works and plays, which commented on social and political issues of his time.

Additionally, in the 20th century, there was a Peruvian artist and sculptor named Joaquín Arriaza, who was born in 1908 in Lima, Peru. He gained recognition for his modernist sculptures and artworks, which often depicted indigenous themes and cultural elements of Peru.

While the surname Arriaza has its roots in Spain, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly Latin American countries, due to the Spanish colonization and migration patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Arriaza

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

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

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