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

Goytia, 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 Goytia surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Goytia in America

Goytia is the 32900th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Goytia surname appeared 697 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 Goytia.

We can also compare 2010 data for Goytia 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 Goytia

The surname Goytia originates from the Basque region of Spain and France, dating back to the early medieval period. The name is believed to be derived from the Basque word "goiti," meaning "high" or "elevated," suggesting that the bearers of this name may have resided in an elevated or mountainous area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Goytia name can be found in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a collection of medieval documents from the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain. This document, dating back to the 10th century, mentions a person named "Gomiz Goytia" as a witness to a land transaction.

Another historical reference to the Goytia name comes from the Becerro Galicano de las Behetrías de Castilla, a 14th-century record of landholdings and taxes in Castile. This document lists several individuals with the surname Goytia as landowners or tenants in various villages across northern Spain.

In the 16th century, Juan de Goytia, a Basque sailor and explorer, accompanied Ferdinand Magellan on his famous voyage around the world. Goytia was one of the few survivors of this expedition, which was the first to circumnavigate the globe.

During the Spanish Golden Age, the Goytia name was also associated with notable figures in literature and the arts. Miguel de Goytia, born in Seville in 1570, was a renowned poet and playwright whose works reflected the cultural richness of the Baroque period in Spain.

In the 19th century, Domingo Goytia y Basurto (1811-1887), a Spanish military officer and politician, played a significant role in the Carlist Wars, a series of civil wars in Spain over the issue of succession to the throne.

Another prominent bearer of the Goytia surname was Juan de Goytia y Larrazabal (1869-1940), a Chilean architect and urban planner. He was instrumental in the design and development of several iconic buildings and public spaces in Santiago, Chile, including the Cerro Santa Lucía and the Parque Forestal.

Throughout history, the Goytia name has been associated with various place names and older spellings, such as Goitia, Goytino, and Goytino, reflecting the linguistic and cultural diversity of the regions where the name originated and spread.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Goytia

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

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

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