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

Goitia, 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 Goitia surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Goitia in America

Goitia is the 52482nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Goitia surname appeared 395 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 Goitia.

We can also compare 2010 data for Goitia 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 Goitia

The surname Goitia has its origins in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France. It is derived from the Basque word "goiti," which means "high" or "elevated." This suggests that the name may have been originally given to someone who lived in an elevated or hilly area.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Goitia can be found in medieval documents from the 12th and 13th centuries in the Basque provinces of Vizcaya and Guipuzcoa. One notable mention is in the Codice de Calahorra, a collection of medieval documents from the Diocese of Calahorra, where the name appears as "Goyti" or "Goyty."

In the 16th century, the name Goitia is mentioned in various historical records from the Basque Country, including the Libro de Repartimiento de Lequeitio, which details the distribution of lands and properties in the town of Lequeitio. This document lists several individuals with the surname Goitia as landowners and residents of the area.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name Goitia was Juan de Goitia, a Basque nobleman and military commander who lived in the 15th century. He served under King Juan II of Aragon and played a significant role in the conquest of the Canary Islands.

Another notable figure with the surname Goitia was Juan Bautista de Goitia y Porres, a 17th-century Spanish priest and theologian who served as the Bishop of Coria and later as the Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada.

In the 18th century, José Ignacio de Goitia y Goyeneche was a prominent Basque merchant and financier who amassed a significant fortune through his trading activities in the Spanish colonies of the Americas.

A more recent individual with the surname Goitia was Ignacio Goitia, a Spanish writer and journalist who lived from 1892 to 1976. He was known for his works on Basque culture and history, including the book "Los Vascos" (The Basques).

Throughout history, the surname Goitia has maintained a strong presence in the Basque regions of Spain and France, with variations in spelling such as Goytia, Goytino, and Goytino-Goyti appearing in various historical documents and records.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Goitia

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

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

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