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

Basurto, 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 Basurto surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Basurto in America

Basurto is the 9241st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Basurto surname appeared 3,522 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Basurto.

We can also compare 2010 data for Basurto 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 Basurto

The surname Basurto is of Spanish origin, hailing from the Basque region of northern Spain. It is believed to have derived from the Basque word "baso," meaning forest or woods, and "urto," meaning year or season. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near or worked in a particular forest or wooded area during a specific time of year.

The earliest recorded instances of the Basurto surname can be traced back to the 11th century in the Basque Country. It is mentioned in several medieval manuscripts and records from the region, often associated with local landowners or prominent families.

One notable historical reference to the name Basurto is found in the Codex Calixtinus, a 12th-century manuscript that documents the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route. It mentions a village called Basurto along the way, likely named after an early bearer of the surname.

In the 15th century, a prominent figure named Juan de Basurto (c. 1420-1490) was a Spanish navigator and explorer who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493. He later became the governor of the island of Hispaniola (present-day Haiti and Dominican Republic).

Another notable individual with the Basurto surname was Agustín de Basurto (c. 1550-1620), a Spanish military engineer and architect who designed several fortifications and buildings in Spain and its colonies during the 16th and early 17th centuries.

In the realm of literature, Francisco de Basurto (c. 1580-1645) was a Spanish poet and playwright whose works were popular in the Golden Age of Spanish literature.

The name Basurto has also been associated with several place names in the Basque region, such as the municipality of Basurto in Bilbao, which likely took its name from an early inhabitant or landowner with the surname.

Over time, the surname Basurto has spread beyond the Basque Country and can be found in various parts of Spain, as well as in Latin American countries with significant Spanish immigration, such as Mexico, Argentina, and Venezuela.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Basurto

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

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

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