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

Basques, 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 Basques surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Basques in America

Basques is the 41303rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Basques surname appeared 527 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 Basques.

We can also compare 2010 data for Basques 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 Basques

The surname BASQUES originates from the Basque Country, a region spanning parts of northern Spain and southwestern France. The name is derived from the Basque people, an ethnic group with a distinct language and culture that predates the arrival of Indo-European languages in the region.

The earliest records of the name BASQUES can be found in medieval documents from the Basque Country, where it was used to identify individuals from this region. The name is believed to have its roots in the Basque language, potentially derived from words related to geographical features or occupations common in the area.

One of the earliest known references to the name BASQUES appears in the Cartulary of Saint-Sever, a medieval manuscript from the 11th century, which mentions individuals with this surname living in the Basque region. Additionally, the Codex Calixtinus, a 12th-century manuscript, contains references to pilgrims and travelers from the Basque Country bearing this name.

Notable historical figures with the surname BASQUES include:

1. Juan de Basques (c. 1450-1521), a Spanish navigator and explorer who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his third voyage to the Americas.
2. Martín de Basques (c. 1500-1560), a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of Peru and served under Francisco Pizarro.
3. Juan Bautista de Basques (c. 1550-1615), a Spanish architect and engineer who designed several fortifications and public buildings in Spain and its colonies.
4. Pedro de Basques (c. 1600-1670), a Basque-born Spanish missionary and linguist who worked among the indigenous peoples of New Spain (present-day Mexico).
5. Ignacio de Basques (c. 1650-1720), a Spanish military engineer and architect who designed numerous fortifications and buildings in the Spanish Empire.

The name BASQUES has also been associated with various place names in the Basque Country, such as Basques, a municipality in the province of Álava, Spain, and other variations like Basqueville or Basqueville-en-Caux in Normandy, France, which may have been influenced by Basque settlers or immigrants in those regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Basques

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

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

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