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

Garanzuay, 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 Garanzuay surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Garanzuay in America

Garanzuay is the 94730th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Garanzuay surname appeared 193 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 Garanzuay.

We can also compare 2010 data for Garanzuay 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 Garanzuay

The surname GARANZUAY has its origins in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France. It is believed to have emerged in the early medieval period, around the 8th or 9th century AD. The name is thought to be derived from the Basque words "garai" meaning "high" and "zuai" meaning "wood" or "forest", suggesting a possible connection to a person or family residing in a high-lying wooded area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in a document from the monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain, dated to the year 1097. This document mentions a certain "Lope Garanzuay" as a landowner in the region. The name also appears in several other medieval records from the Basque Country and Navarre, with variations in spelling such as "Garanchuay" and "Garançuay".

In the 13th century, there are references to a noble family bearing the name GARANZUAY in the town of Azpeitia, in the province of Gipuzkoa. This family is said to have played a significant role in the local governance and military affairs of the region during that time.

One notable figure with the surname GARANZUAY was Martín Garanzuay (c. 1510-1582), a Basque explorer and navigator who accompanied Juan Sebastián Elcano on the final leg of the Magellan-Elcano expedition, the first circumnavigation of the globe. Martín Garanzuay is credited with helping to bring the remaining crew safely back to Spain after Elcano's death.

Another prominent individual was Juan Antonio Garanzuay (1680-1742), a Basque architect and master builder who designed several important churches and public buildings in the Basque Country and Navarre during the 18th century, including the Church of San Sebastián in Sumbilla and the Town Hall of Tolosa.

In the 19th century, Pedro Garanzuay (1815-1892) was a respected scholar and linguist who made significant contributions to the study and preservation of the Basque language and culture. He authored several works on Basque grammar and literature, and was a member of the Royal Basque Society.

While the surname GARANZUAY is not among the most common in Spain or the Basque region today, it has a long and fascinating history that spans centuries and includes notable figures from various fields, reflecting the rich cultural heritage of the Basque people.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Garanzuay

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

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

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