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

Edeza, 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 Edeza surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Edeza in America

Edeza is the 67943rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Edeza surname appeared 290 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 Edeza.

We can also compare 2010 data for Edeza 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 Edeza

The surname EDEZA has its origins in the Basque Country, a region straddling the western Pyrenees in northern Spain and southwestern France. It is believed to have emerged in the late 15th or early 16th century, derived from the Basque word "edeza," meaning "beauty" or "grace."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name EDEZA can be found in the municipal archives of the town of Hernani, located in the Gipuzkoa province of Spain's Basque Country. A document dated 1532 references a certain Juan de EDEZA, a landowner and farmer in the region.

The name EDEZA is also mentioned in the "Libro de Familias" (Book of Families), a genealogical record compiled by the historian Juan Carlos de Guerra in the late 17th century. This work documents several families bearing the EDEZA surname in the Basque provinces of Gipuzkoa and Bizkaia.

In the 18th century, a notable figure with the EDEZA surname was Pedro EDEZA y Larrañaga (1705-1784), a prominent merchant and shipowner from the coastal town of Lekeitio, Bizkaia. His commercial ventures extended to the Americas, and he was instrumental in the development of the local whaling industry.

Another historical figure of note was Juana EDEZA (1820-1892), a philanthropist and educator from Bilbao, Bizkaia. She founded several schools and orphanages in the region, dedicating her life and fortune to the education of underprivileged children.

In the 20th century, the name EDEZA gained recognition through the work of Juan EDEZA Goikoetxea (1901-1982), a Basque writer and poet from Gipuzkoa. His works, written in the Basque language, celebrated the region's culture and traditions.

While the EDEZA surname is predominantly found in the Basque Country, it has also been documented in other parts of Spain, as well as in parts of Latin America, likely due to migration patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Edeza

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

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

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