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

Beguiristain, 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 Beguiristain surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Beguiristain in America

Beguiristain is the 134712th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Beguiristain surname appeared 125 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 Beguiristain.

We can also compare 2010 data for Beguiristain 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 Beguiristain

The surname BEGUIRISTAIN originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southern France, dating back to the early medieval period. The name likely stems from the Basque words "begi," meaning "eye," and "iri," meaning "town" or "village," combined with the common Basque locative suffix "-stain." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to a person from a place called "Eye Town" or a similar variant.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the BEGUIRISTAIN surname appears in a 13th-century cartulary from the Monastery of Santa María la Real in Nájera, La Rioja, Spain. This document mentions a landowner named Lope de Beguiristain, who was involved in a property dispute with the monastery.

In the 15th century, the BEGUIRISTAIN name can be found in various records from the Kingdoms of Navarre and Aragon, indicating that the family had spread throughout the Basque territories. One notable figure from this period was Juan de Beguiristain, a military commander who fought alongside King Juan II of Aragon during the Catalonian Rebellion of 1462-1472.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, several members of the BEGUIRISTAIN family achieved prominence in the fields of law, academia, and clergy. Among them were Pedro de Beguiristain (1525-1597), a renowned jurist and professor of canon law at the University of Salamanca, and Martín de Beguiristain (1583-1649), a Basque Franciscan friar and theologian who authored several influential treatises on moral philosophy.

In the 18th century, the BEGUIRISTAIN surname gained international recognition through the accomplishments of Juan Bautista de Beguiristain (1720-1789), a Spanish-Basque navigator and explorer. He served as a captain in the Spanish Royal Navy and led several expeditions to the Pacific Ocean, contributing to the mapping and exploration of regions such as the Mariana Islands and the Caroline Islands.

Another notable figure was María Antonia de Beguiristain (1782-1848), a Basque noblewoman and prominent figure in the Spanish court of King Ferdinand VII. She held the prestigious title of Marquesa de Espeja and played an influential role in the political and social affairs of her time.

While the BEGUIRISTAIN surname originated in the Basque region, it has since spread to other parts of Spain and beyond due to migration and diaspora. However, its earliest recorded instances and historical significance remain deeply rooted in the cultural heritage of the Basque people and their ancestral territories.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Beguiristain

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

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

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