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

Egurrola, 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 Egurrola surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Egurrola in America

Egurrola is the 78567th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Egurrola surname appeared 243 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 Egurrola.

We can also compare 2010 data for Egurrola 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 Egurrola

The surname Egurrola is of Basque origin, tracing its roots back to the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France. The name is believed to have emerged during the early medieval period, around the 9th or 10th century.

Egurrola is derived from the Basque words "egur" meaning "wood" and "ola" meaning "place" or "site." Collectively, the name can be interpreted as "place of wood" or "wooded area." This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with people who lived in or near wooded regions or forests.

The earliest recorded instances of the Egurrola surname can be found in various historical documents from the Basque Country, such as local parish records and land registries. One notable early reference is found in a 12th-century manuscript detailing land disputes in the town of Oiartzun, where the name Egurrola appears as a family name.

During the medieval period, the Egurrola family held prominence in several Basque towns and villages, including Oiartzun, Hernani, and Lezo. Some historical figures bearing the Egurrola name include Juan Egurrola (c. 1450-1520), a respected landowner and community leader in Hernani, and Martín Egurrola (c. 1520-1590), a renowned architect and stonemason who contributed to the construction of several churches and public buildings in the region.

In the 16th century, the Egurrola surname began to spread beyond the Basque Country as some members of the family migrated to other parts of Spain and the Americas. One notable bearer of the name was Pedro Egurrola (c. 1570-1640), a Spanish conquistador and explorer who accompanied expeditions to present-day Mexico and Central America.

Other historical figures with the Egurrola surname include Juana Egurrola (c. 1630-1710), a Basque writer and poet renowned for her works in the Basque language, and Juan Bautista Egurrola (c. 1780-1850), a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served in various regions of the Spanish Empire, including Cuba and Puerto Rico.

Throughout its history, the Egurrola surname has also been associated with various place names and locations within the Basque Country, such as the village of Egurrola in Navarre and the Egurrola Valley in Gipuzkoa. These place names further reinforce the connection between the surname and wooded or forested areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Egurrola

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

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

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