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

Ibargüen, 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 Ibargüen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ibargüen in America

Ibargüen is the 74375th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ibargüen surname appeared 260 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 Ibargüen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ibargüen 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 Ibargüen

The surname Ibarguen has its origins in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France. The name is derived from the Basque words "ibar" meaning valley and "guen" meaning people or inhabitants, thus Ibarguen translates to "people of the valley."

Historically, the Ibarguen surname can be traced back to the 10th century in the region of Navarre, which was a Basque kingdom at the time. The earliest known records of the name appear in medieval charters and documents from the area.

In the 13th century, a notable figure named Sancho Ibarguen was a prominent landowner and military leader in the service of the King of Navarre. He is mentioned in several chronicles from that era.

During the 15th century, the Ibarguen family established itself in the town of Vitoria-Gasteiz, which was part of the Basque province of Álava. Records show that Juan Ibarguen was a respected merchant and civic leader in the town.

In the 16th century, the Ibarguen surname spread beyond the Basque region as individuals migrated to other parts of Spain and the Americas. One notable example is Hernán Ibarguen, who was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru alongside Francisco Pizarro in the 1530s.

Another significant figure was Pedro Ibarguen, a Basque writer and philosopher who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He wrote several influential works on Basque culture and language.

As the Spanish Empire expanded, the Ibarguen surname also made its way to the New World. In the 18th century, Tomás Ibarguen was a prominent landowner and cattle rancher in the region of present-day Venezuela.

In the 19th century, Juan Bautista Ibarguen was a celebrated poet and writer from Argentina, known for his works celebrating the gaucho culture of the Argentine Pampas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ibargüen

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

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

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