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

Azurdia, 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 Azurdia surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Azurdia in America

Azurdia is the 50851st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Azurdia surname appeared 410 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 Azurdia.

We can also compare 2010 data for Azurdia 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 Azurdia

The surname Azurdia has its origins in Spain, with roots dating back to the 15th century. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "azur," meaning "blue," and likely referred to someone who worked with indigo dye or lived near a body of water with a distinct blue hue.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Azurdia can be found in the archives of the city of Valencia, where a merchant named Juan Azurdia is mentioned in a trade agreement from 1487. This suggests that the name was already well-established in the region at that time.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Azurdia family played a prominent role in the Spanish colonization of the Americas. In 1524, a man named Pedro de Azurdia accompanied the conquistador Pedro de Alvarado on his expedition to conquer the Maya civilization in present-day Guatemala. Pedro de Azurdia is credited with founding the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, now known as Antigua Guatemala.

Another notable figure in the family's history is Doña Isabel de Azurdia, who lived in the late 16th century and was renowned for her philanthropic efforts in the city of Antigua Guatemala. She established several charitable institutions and is remembered as a patron of education and the arts.

In the 18th century, a man named Francisco Azurdia y Velasco (1710-1782) served as the Governor of Guatemala from 1761 to 1771. He is remembered for his efforts to improve infrastructure and promote economic development in the region.

As the Azurdia family spread throughout the Americas, the name also took on various spellings and variations, such as Azurdía, Asurdía, and Azurduy. One of the most famous historical figures with this name is Juana Azurduy de Padilla (1780-1862), a revolutionary leader who fought against Spanish rule in what is now Bolivia and Argentina during the Latin American wars of independence.

Other notable individuals with the surname Azurdia include Guatemalan writer and diplomat Miguel Ángel Asturias Azurdia (1899-1974), who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1967, and Guatemalan politician Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero Azurdia (1922-2015), who served as President of Guatemala from 1963 to 1966.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Azurdia

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

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

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