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

Elizarraraz, 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 Elizarraraz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Elizarraraz in America

Elizarraraz is the 19398th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Elizarraraz surname appeared 1,393 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 Elizarraraz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Elizarraraz 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 Elizarraraz

The surname ELIZARRARAZ originated in the Basque region of Spain and France. It is believed to be derived from the combination of the Basque words "eliza," meaning church, and "arrats," meaning evening or twilight. This suggests that the name may have referred to someone who lived near a church or worked at a church during the evening hours.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the ELIZARRARAZ name can be found in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a cartulary from the 10th century that contains documents related to the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain. This suggests that the name has a long history in the region.

In the 16th century, there are records of individuals with the ELIZARRARAZ surname in the Basque provinces of Álava, Vizcaya, and Guipúzcoa. During this time, variations of the spelling, such as "Elizarraz" and "Elizarraras," were also used.

One notable individual with the ELIZARRARAZ surname was Juan de Elizarraraz, a Basque navigator and explorer who participated in the Spanish conquest of the Philippines in the 16th century. He served under Miguel López de Legazpi, the first Spanish governor-general of the Philippines.

Another prominent figure was Pedro de Elizarraraz, a Basque architect and stonemason who worked on several important building projects in Mexico during the 17th century, including the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.

In the 19th century, José María Elizarraraz was a Mexican politician and military leader who served as a general during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) and later as the governor of the state of Jalisco.

The ELIZARRARAZ surname can also be found in other parts of Latin America, likely due to migration from Spain and the Basque region. For example, Eusebio Elizarraraz was a Chilean writer and journalist who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

In more recent times, Julio Elizarraraz was a Mexican painter and muralist active in the mid-20th century, known for his works depicting scenes from Mexican history and culture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Elizarraraz

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

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

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