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

Eyzaguirre, 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 Eyzaguirre surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eyzaguirre in America

Eyzaguirre is the 88685th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eyzaguirre surname appeared 209 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 Eyzaguirre.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eyzaguirre 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 Eyzaguirre

The surname Eyzaguirre is of Basque origin, tracing its roots to the regions of northern Spain and southwestern France, where the Basque language and culture have prevailed for centuries. The name is believed to have originated during the medieval period, possibly as early as the 11th or 12th century.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Eyzaguirre can be found in the "Becerro Galicano de Villas de Vizcaya," a 14th-century document that served as a census and record of landowners in the Biscay region. This document mentions an individual named Juan de Eyzaguirre, who held land in the village of Eyzaguirre, located near the town of Durango.

The name Eyzaguirre is derived from the Basque words "ey" meaning "place" or "hamlet," and "za" meaning "old." The suffix "gurre" is thought to be a contraction of the Basque word "goikorra," meaning "higher" or "elevated." Thus, the name Eyzaguirre could be interpreted as "the old elevated place" or "the old hamlet on high ground."

During the 16th and 17th centuries, as the Spanish Empire expanded across the Americas, many Basque families, including those bearing the Eyzaguirre name, participated in the exploration and settlement of the New World. One notable figure from this period was Pedro de Eyzaguirre y Escudero, a Spanish conquistador born in Bilbao in 1563. He participated in the conquest of Chile and served as the governor of Valdivia from 1619 to 1625.

In the 18th century, Juan de Eyzaguirre y Zubero, born in Bilbao in 1701, became a prominent figure in the Spanish colonial administration of the Viceroyalty of Peru. He held the position of Oidor (judge) in the Royal Audiencia of Lima and was later appointed as the Governor and Captain General of Chile from 1758 to 1768.

Another significant individual with the Eyzaguirre surname was Domingo de Eyzaguirre y Arechavala, born in Santiago, Chile, in 1733. He was a prominent lawyer and politician who played a crucial role in the early stages of the Chilean independence movement. Domingo de Eyzaguirre was a member of the First National Government Junta, established in 1810, which initiated the process of Chilean independence from Spain.

In more recent times, Jaime Eyzaguirre Gutierrez, born in Santiago in 1957, has gained recognition as a prominent Chilean historian and academic. He has authored numerous books on Chilean history and has served as the director of the National Library of Chile and the National Archive of Chile.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eyzaguirre

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

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

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