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

Basaldúa, 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 Basaldúa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Basaldúa in America

Basaldúa is the 20248th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Basaldúa surname appeared 1,314 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 Basaldúa.

We can also compare 2010 data for Basaldúa 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 Basaldúa

The surname Basaldua originates from the Basque region straddling the western Pyrenees mountains along the border between Spain and France. Its roots can be traced back to the early medieval period, around the 8th to 10th centuries AD. The name is likely derived from the combination of the Basque words "baso" meaning forest and "aldua" meaning near or beside, suggesting a connection to a location close to a wooded area.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the Basaldua name can be found in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a medieval manuscript from the 11th century, which contained various legal documents and records from the region. The name appears in several land transactions and property deeds, indicating that the Basaldua family had a presence in the area during that time.

In the 12th century, a nobleman named Lope Basaldua is mentioned in the Codex Calixtinus, a medieval guide for pilgrims traveling along the Camino de Santiago. This suggests that the Basaldua name held some prominence and connection to the important pilgrimage route.

During the 13th century, a variant spelling "Basaldueta" can be found in the Becerro Galicano de Villas de Castilla, an old census document from the Kingdom of Castile. This record provides evidence of the name's continued presence in the region.

One notable historical figure with the Basaldua surname was Juan Basaldua, a 16th-century Basque sailor and explorer who accompanied Ferdinand Magellan on his famous circumnavigation voyage from 1519 to 1522. Basaldua was among the few crew members to survive the arduous journey.

Another prominent individual was Tomás Basaldua, a 17th-century Basque architect and stonemason who contributed to the construction of several notable churches and buildings in the region, including the Basilica of Our Lady of the Old Cathedral in Vitoria-Gasteiz.

In the 19th century, Joaquín Basaldua y Egozcue was a Basque politician and lawyer who served as a deputy in the Spanish Parliament, representing the province of Álava during the early years of the constitutional monarchy.

The Basaldua name has also been associated with various place names and locations within the Basque region, such as the village of Basaldua in the municipality of Zigoitia and the Basaldua Valley in the province of Biscay.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Basaldúa

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

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

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