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

Ebarra, 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 Ebarra surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ebarra in America

Ebarra is the 109758th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ebarra surname appeared 161 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 Ebarra.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ebarra 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 Ebarra

The surname Ebarra is believed to have originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France, with its roots dating back to the early medieval period around the 8th or 9th century. The name is derived from the Basque words "ibar," meaning valley, and "berri," meaning new, suggesting a connection to a new settlement or homestead established in a valley.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ebarra can be found in the Codex de Roda, a 10th-century cartulary from the Monastery of San Victorian in Navarre, Spain. The document mentions an individual named Sancho Ebarra, who held land in the area near the present-day city of Pamplona.

In the 12th century, the name appeared in the Becerro Galicano, a medieval census document from the Kingdom of León, which listed several families with the surname Ebarra living in the region. This suggests that the name had already gained some prominence by that time.

Notable individuals bearing the surname Ebarra include Juan de Ebarra, a 15th-century Basque architect who contributed to the construction of several notable buildings in the region, including the Cathedral of Pamplona. Another figure was Martín de Ebarra, a 16th-century soldier who fought in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire alongside Hernán Cortés.

In the 17th century, Pedro de Ebarra y Zárate (1596-1663) was a Spanish military engineer and architect who served as the Chief Engineer of the Spanish Army in Flanders. He was responsible for designing and overseeing the construction of several fortifications and defensive works throughout the Spanish Netherlands.

Moving into the 18th century, José de Ebarra (1709-1780) was a prominent Basque merchant and shipowner who played a significant role in the trade between Spain and its colonies in the Americas. He was also involved in the establishment of the Royal Basque Society for Friends of the Country, an important cultural and economic organization in the Basque region.

The name Ebarra has also been associated with various place names throughout the Basque Country, such as the town of Ebarra in the municipality of Araitz, Navarre, and the Ebarra Valley in the Pyrenees Mountains, further underscoring its deep-rooted connection to the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ebarra

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

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

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