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

Elguezabal, 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 Elguezabal surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Elguezabal in America

Elguezabal is the 63524th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Elguezabal surname appeared 314 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 Elguezabal.

We can also compare 2010 data for Elguezabal 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 Elguezabal

The surname Elguezabal originates from the Basque region of Spain and France, with its roots dating back to the 12th century. It is derived from the Basque words "elguez," meaning "beech," and "abal," meaning "valley" or "meadow." This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with individuals residing in a valley or meadow abundant with beech trees.

The earliest known records of the Elguezabal surname can be traced back to the medieval Basque Country, where variations such as Elguezabal, Elguezabala, and Elguezaballa were documented in local charters and land registries. One notable historical reference is the mention of a Juan de Elguezabal in the 15th-century manuscript "Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla," which details the transactions and activities of a prominent Basque monastery.

In the 16th century, the surname appears to have spread beyond its original Basque homeland, with records indicating individuals named Elguezabal residing in other regions of Spain, such as Castile and Aragon. This dispersal may have been facilitated by the expansion of trade routes or the resettlement of Basque families in other parts of the Iberian Peninsula.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Elguezabal surname was Martín de Elguezabal, a prominent landowner and merchant born in the Basque town of Azpeitia in the late 15th century. Another notable figure was Juan de Elguezabal y Alzola (1546-1618), a Basque scholar and theologian who served as a professor at the University of Salamanca.

In the 17th century, the name Elguezabal appears in records related to the Spanish colonization of the Americas, with individuals such as Pedro de Elguezabal (1612-1682), a colonial administrator in New Spain (present-day Mexico), and Francisca de Elguezabal (1638-1701), a landowner and philanthropist in Peru.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, several individuals bearing the Elguezabal surname achieved prominence in various fields. These include Miguel de Elguezabal (1725-1789), a Spanish naval officer and explorer who participated in expeditions to the Pacific Northwest; Ignacio de Elguezabal (1760-1824), a Basque politician and intellectual who played a role in the Spanish War of Independence; and Ramón de Elguezabal y Bilbao (1818-1892), a renowned Basque painter and artist known for his landscape and portrait works.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Elguezabal

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

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

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