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

DeOchoa, 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 DeOchoa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DeOchoa in America

DeOchoa is the 68770th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DeOchoa surname appeared 286 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 DeOchoa.

We can also compare 2010 data for DeOchoa 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 DeOchoa

The surname DEOCHOA has its origins in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France. It is believed to have derived from the Basque words "de" meaning "of" or "from" and "ochoa" which was a common place name referring to a small village or settlement.

The name can be traced back to the early medieval period, around the 9th or 10th century CE, when it first appeared in records and manuscripts from the region. During this time, the Basque people were fiercely independent and maintained their unique language and cultural traditions separate from the surrounding kingdoms.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name DEOCHOA can be found in the Codex Aemilianensis, a 10th-century cartulary from the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain. This manuscript contains several references to individuals with variations of the surname, such as "Deochovitz" and "Deochova."

In the 12th century, a notable figure named Lope Deochoa was a prominent landlord and military leader in the service of the Kingdom of Navarre. He was involved in several battles against the expanding Christian kingdoms to the south and played a role in defending the Basque territories.

During the 14th century, the name DEOCHOA appeared in various legal documents and property records from the region, indicating that it had become an established surname among the Basque nobility and landowners.

In the 16th century, Juan Deochoa, a Basque explorer and navigator, accompanied Ferdinand Magellan's famous circumnavigation voyage from 1519 to 1522. He was one of the few survivors of the expedition and provided valuable accounts of the journey.

Another notable figure with this surname was Miguel Deochoa, a Basque scholar and linguist born in 1643. He made significant contributions to the study and preservation of the Basque language, publishing several works on Basque grammar and literature.

Throughout the centuries, the surname DEOCHOA has maintained its strong association with the Basque culture and heritage, reflecting the resilience and pride of the Basque people in maintaining their distinct identity within the larger Spanish and French states.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DeOchoa

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

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

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