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

Iturbe, 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 Iturbe surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Iturbe in America

Iturbe is the 34353rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Iturbe surname appeared 660 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 Iturbe.

We can also compare 2010 data for Iturbe 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 Iturbe

The surname Iturbe originates from the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France, dating back to the early medieval period. It is believed to be derived from the Basque words "itur" meaning "spring" or "source" and "be" meaning "below" or "under", suggesting a connection to a place near a water source.

One of the earliest known references to the name Iturbe can be found in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a 10th-century manuscript containing records of donations and transactions involving the San Millán de la Cogolla monastery in La Rioja, Spain. This document mentions an individual named Iturbe as a landowner in the area.

In the 13th century, the name appears in various records from the Kingdom of Navarre, including the Libro de Fuegos (Book of Fires), a census-like document from 1366 that lists households and their tax obligations. This suggests that the Iturbe family had established a presence in the region by that time.

One notable individual with the surname Iturbe was Juan de Iturbe, a 16th-century Basque navigator and explorer who accompanied Juan Sebastián Elcano on the famous Magellan-Elcano expedition, the first circumnavigation of the globe completed in 1522. Juan de Iturbe was born around 1490 in the town of Lequeitio, Biscay.

Another prominent figure was Pedro de Iturbe, a 17th-century Spanish architect who worked on several important projects in Madrid, including the renovation of the Plaza Mayor and the construction of the Palacio del Buen Retiro. He was born in 1618 in the town of Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa.

In the 19th century, José María Iturbe y Zaldívar (1828-1895) was a Mexican politician and military officer who served as the Governor of Nuevo León from 1885 to 1887. He was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León.

Ramón Iturbe Albérich (1877-1944) was a Spanish painter and illustrator known for his portrayal of traditional Basque life and landscapes. He was born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa.

More recently, Javier Iturbe (born 1963) is a Spanish writer and historian, best known for his novel "La Biblioteca de los Libros Olvidados" (The Library of Forgotten Books), published in 2018. He was born in Valencia, Spain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Iturbe

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

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

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