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

Iturriaga, 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 Iturriaga surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Iturriaga in America

Iturriaga is the 52619th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Iturriaga surname appeared 394 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 Iturriaga.

We can also compare 2010 data for Iturriaga 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 Iturriaga

The surname Iturriaga originates from the Basque region of Spain and France, tracing its roots back to the medieval era. It is a locational name derived from the Basque words "iturri," meaning spring or fountain, and "aga," signifying a place, essentially translating to "place of the spring."

The earliest known records of the Iturriaga name can be found in historical documents from the 13th and 14th centuries in the Basque provinces of Gipuzkoa and Bizkaia. These ancient manuscripts often featured variations in spelling, such as Iturriagua, Iturriague, and Iturriagaya, reflecting the evolution of the language and scribal practices of the time.

One notable historical figure bearing the Iturriaga surname was Juan Iturriaga (1540-1612), a renowned Basque architect and stonemason who contributed to the construction of several notable buildings, including the Convent of San Telmo in San Sebastián.

In the 16th century, the name Iturriaga appeared in the Catalonian region of Spain, where it was associated with a place called Iturriaga near the town of Vic. This connection suggests a potential migration or settlement of Basque individuals in the area during that period.

Another significant individual with the Iturriaga surname was Domingo Iturriaga (1745-1825), a Spanish military officer and politician who served as the Governor of Santiago de Cuba and later as the Viceroy of New Granada (present-day Colombia and Panama) during the Spanish colonial era.

In the 19th century, José María Iturriaga (1820-1889), a Basque writer and journalist, gained recognition for his contributions to Basque literature and his advocacy for the preservation of the Basque language and culture.

The Iturriaga name has also been associated with various place names throughout the Basque region, such as the town of Iturriaga in Álava province and the Iturriaga neighborhood in Bilbao, further reinforcing its geographic origins.

While the surname has dispersed globally due to migration, its roots remain firmly embedded in the historic Basque territories of northern Spain and southwestern France, where it continues to be a prominent name to this day.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Iturriaga

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

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

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