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

Gorrostieta, 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 Gorrostieta surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gorrostieta in America

Gorrostieta is the 119508th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gorrostieta surname appeared 145 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 Gorrostieta.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gorrostieta 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 Gorrostieta

The surname GORROSTIETA originated in the Basque region of Spain and France, where it was originally spelled "Gorrostieta". The name is believed to have derived from the Basque words "gorri" meaning "red" and "astieta" meaning "place of", referring to a specific location or homestead.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the GORROSTIETA surname can be found in the Basque country's Fueros, a set of regional legal codes dating back to the 12th century. These records mention a nobleman named Juan de GORROSTIETA who held land and titles in the region during the 1300s.

In the 16th century, the GORROSTIETA name appears in records of Spanish exploration and settlement in the Americas. Pedro de GORROSTIETA, born in 1525 in Bilbao, Spain, was among the early Spanish colonists who arrived in Mexico in the 1540s.

During the 17th century, the GORROSTIETA surname spread further across Spain and its colonies. Notable individuals from this period include Catalina GORROSTIETA, a Spanish noblewoman born in 1610 in Seville, and her son, Diego GORROSTIETA, who served as a military officer in the Spanish colonies of South America in the late 1600s.

In the 18th century, the GORROSTIETA name appeared in various parts of Europe and the Americas. Juan Bautista GORROSTIETA, born in 1721 in San Sebastián, Spain, was a renowned scholar and author who wrote extensively on Basque language and culture.

As the GORROSTIETA surname spread, it also underwent slight variations in spelling, such as "Gorrostieta", "Gorrosti", and "Gorrostietza". However, the core meaning and Basque origins of the name remained consistent throughout its history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gorrostieta

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

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

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