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

Etcheverry, 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 Etcheverry surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Etcheverry in America

Etcheverry is the 39352nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Etcheverry surname appeared 559 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 Etcheverry.

We can also compare 2010 data for Etcheverry 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 Etcheverry

The surname "Etcheverry" is of Basque origin, hailing from the northern regions of Spain and southwestern France. It dates back to medieval times, believed to have originated in the 11th or 12th century. The name is derived from the Basque words "etxe," meaning house, and "berri," meaning new, indicating a connection to a new or recently established house or dwelling.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name "Etcheverry" appears in the 14th-century manuscript known as the "Libro de Armería," a heraldic record of Basque noble families. This document mentions several individuals with variations of the spelling, such as "Echeverri" and "Echeberria."

In the 16th century, the name "Etcheverry" is found in various archives and records from the region, including Juan de Etcheverry, a prominent landowner and merchant born in 1532 in the town of Bayonne, France. Another notable figure was Pedro de Etcheverry, a Basque soldier and explorer who accompanied Juan de Oñate on his expedition to present-day New Mexico in 1598.

As the centuries progressed, the Etcheverry family spread across the Basque regions, with some members leaving for other parts of Europe and the Americas. One such individual was Manuel Etcheverry, born in 1789 in the Spanish Basque province of Gipuzkoa, who later emigrated to Argentina and became a successful businessman and landowner.

In the 19th century, Jean-Baptiste Etcheverry (1810-1882) was a French Basque politician and lawyer who served as a member of the National Assembly during the Second French Empire. Another notable figure was Julio Etcheverry (1846-1920), a Chilean politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship from 1900 to 1901.

The name "Etcheverry" has also been associated with various place names in the Basque Country, such as the village of Etcheberry in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and the Etcheverry Valley in the Spanish province of Gipuzkoa.

While the name has spread globally, its roots can be traced back to the Basque regions of Spain and France, where it carries a rich history and cultural significance.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Etcheverry

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

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

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