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

Asuega, 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 Asuega surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Asuega in America

Asuega is the 104156th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Asuega surname appeared 172 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 Asuega.

We can also compare 2010 data for Asuega 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 Asuega

The surname ASUEGA is believed to have originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southern France, dating back to the early medieval period. It is thought to derive from the Basque words "aizu" meaning "to hear" and "ega" meaning "place," potentially referring to a location where signals or announcements were made.

One of the earliest known records of the name ASUEGA appears in the Codex Calixtinus, a 12th-century manuscript detailing the routes and accounts of pilgrims traveling the Camino de Santiago. This suggests that individuals bearing this name may have lived along the pilgrimage routes during that time.

In the 14th century, a nobleman named Juan de Asuega is mentioned in the records of the Kingdom of Navarre, indicating the presence of the surname in that region. Additionally, the name is found in various medieval documents from the Basque provinces, often spelled in variants such as Asuaga or Azuega.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the ASUEGA surname spread beyond the Basque region as individuals migrated to other parts of Spain and the Americas. Notable figures from this period include Diego de Asuega, a Spanish explorer and navigator who participated in expeditions to the West Indies in the late 1500s.

In the 18th century, a prominent individual named Martín de Asuega was a renowned architect and engineer who designed several notable buildings in Madrid and other Spanish cities. His works include the Palacio de Aranjuez and the Plaza Mayor in Almagro.

Another individual of note was María Josefa de Asuega y Rozas, a Spanish noble and philanthropist born in 1745. She founded several charitable institutions and hospitals in her hometown of Bilbao, leaving a lasting impact on the region's social welfare.

The ASUEGA surname has also been found in various historical records from other European countries, such as France, Italy, and Portugal, likely due to migration and trade ties with the Basque region over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Asuega

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

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

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