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

Echeverri, 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 Echeverri surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Echeverri in America

Echeverri is the 19275th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Echeverri surname appeared 1,406 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 Echeverri.

We can also compare 2010 data for Echeverri 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 Echeverri

The surname "ECHEVERRI" has its origins in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France, dating back to the 8th century. It is derived from the Basque words "etxe" meaning "house" and "berri" meaning "new," suggesting that the name may have originated from someone who built a new house or lived in a newly constructed home.

The earliest known record of the ECHEVERRI name appears in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a 10th-century manuscript containing documents related to the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain. The name is also found in the Becerro Antiguo de Leyre, a 12th-century cartulary from the Monastery of Leyre in Navarre, Spain.

One of the earliest known bearers of the ECHEVERRI name was Juan Echeverri, a nobleman from the Kingdom of Navarre who lived in the late 13th century. Another notable historical figure was Martín de Echeverri, a 15th-century Basque navigator and explorer who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493.

In the 16th century, the ECHEVERRI name spread to various parts of Spain and its colonies in the Americas, including Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela. One prominent individual from this period was Pedro de Echeverri, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Guatemala in the 1520s.

During the colonial era, the ECHEVERRI name was also associated with several notable figures in Latin America. Juan José Echeverri y Manrique de Lara (1670-1739) was a Spanish-born military officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Panama from 1727 to 1733. Andrés de Echeverri y Sanz de Santamaría (1729-1799) was a Colombian priest and education reformer who played a significant role in the establishment of public schools in the Viceroyalty of New Granada.

In more recent history, Álvaro Echeverri Uruburu (1923-2003) was a renowned Colombian painter and sculptor known for his abstract and cubist works. Gonzalo Echeverri Gómez (1944-2016) was a prominent Colombian lawyer and politician who served as the Minister of Justice and Law from 1994 to 1997.

Overall, the ECHEVERRI surname has a rich history spanning several centuries and regions, with notable bearers contributing to various fields, including exploration, colonial administration, education, art, and politics.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Echeverri

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

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

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