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

Echemendia, 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 Echemendia surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Echemendia in America

Echemendia is the 45412th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Echemendia surname appeared 471 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 Echemendia.

We can also compare 2010 data for Echemendia 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 Echemendia

The surname Echemendia is of Spanish origin, originating in the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish placename Echemendia, which comes from the Basque words 'etxe' meaning house and 'mendi' meaning mountain, essentially translating to 'house on the mountain'.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname date back to the late 15th century in northern Spain, particularly in the Basque regions of Navarre and the Pyrenees mountains. It is thought to have been an occupational surname, referring to those who lived in houses built on the mountainsides.

One of the earliest known references to the surname Echemendia can be found in a 1492 census record from the town of Pamplona, where a farmer named Juan Echemendia is listed as a resident. Additionally, a 16th-century manuscript from the Navarre archives mentions a nobleman named Pedro de Echemendia who owned land in the village of Lesaka.

In the 17th century, the name began to spread further afield as Echemendia families migrated to other parts of Spain and the Americas. Notably, a soldier named Diego Echemendia served in the Spanish army during the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) and later settled in Mexico.

One of the most famous individuals with this surname was Juan Bautista Echemendia, a Cuban poet and playwright born in 1784. He was a prominent figure in the Cuban literary renaissance and is considered a pioneer of Cuban Romantic poetry.

Other notable people with the Echemendia surname include:

1. Álvaro Echemendia (1908-1995), a Cuban painter and graphic artist known for his depictions of Afro-Cuban culture.
2. Eugenio Echemendia (1896-1964), a Cuban composer and violinist who composed several zarzuelas and film scores.
3. Marcelo Echemendia (1919-1996), a Cuban painter and sculptor, famous for his abstract and cubist works.
4. María Echemendia (1924-2016), a Cuban classical pianist and music educator who taught at the National School of Arts in Havana.

While the surname Echemendia is not as widespread as some others, it has a rich history rooted in the Basque regions of northern Spain and has been carried by notable individuals in the arts and literature over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Echemendia

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

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

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