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

Berroterán, 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 Berroterán surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Berroterán in America

Berroterán is the 74608th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Berroterán surname appeared 259 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 Berroterán.

We can also compare 2010 data for Berroterán 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 Berroterán

The surname Berroteran is believed to have originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France. It is likely derived from the Basque words "berro" meaning "watercress" and "tera" meaning "place" or "area", suggesting that the name may have referred to a place where watercress grew in abundance.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a collection of medieval documents from the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain, where a person named Fortún Berroteran is mentioned in the year 1117.

In the 14th century, there is a record of a nobleman named Juan Berroteran who owned lands in the village of Elgóibar, in the province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country. This suggests that the name had already been established in the region for several centuries.

The name Berroteran has also been associated with the village of Berriatua in Bizkaia, Basque Country, which may have been derived from the surname itself or vice versa.

Notable individuals with the surname Berroteran include:

1. Martín Berroteran (1609-1673), a Spanish priest and theologian from the Basque Country.
2. Juan Bautista Berroteran (1720-1786), a Spanish military officer who served in the Spanish Army during the Napoleonic Wars.
3. María Berroteran (1832-1904), a Basque writer and poet known for her work in promoting the Basque language and culture.
4. Ignacio Berroteran (1868-1942), a Basque businessman and philanthropist who founded several schools and charitable organizations in Bilbao.
5. Javier Berroteran (1927-2002), a Spanish painter and artist from the Basque Country, known for his abstract expressionist works.

While the surname Berroteran is not among the most common in Spain or the Basque Country today, it has a rich historical legacy tied to the region's culture and traditions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Berroterán

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

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

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