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

Juarbe, 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 Juarbe surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Juarbe in America

Juarbe is the 27804th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Juarbe surname appeared 864 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 Juarbe.

We can also compare 2010 data for Juarbe 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 Juarbe

The surname Juarbe has its origins in Spain, specifically in the Basque region. It is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, sometime between the 11th and 13th centuries. The name is derived from the Basque words "juar" meaning "lord" and "be" meaning "the," indicating that it may have referred to someone with a noble or distinguished status.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Juarbe can be found in the Libro de las Behetrías de Castilla, a 14th-century manuscript detailing the possessions and privileges of the nobility in the region of Castile. This document mentions a certain Lope Juarbe, who was a landowner in the village of Güeñes during the reign of King Alfonso XI (1312-1350).

The name Juarbe also appears in various historical records from the Basque Country, such as the Corónica General de España, written by Ambrosio de Morales in the 16th century. This chronicle mentions a family bearing the Juarbe name who were prominent in the city of Bilbao during the 15th and 16th centuries.

One notable figure with the surname Juarbe was Juan de Juarbe, a 16th-century Basque navigator and explorer who participated in several expeditions to the Americas. He is believed to have been born in the town of Durango, Vizcaya, around 1520 and died in the late 1500s.

Another prominent individual with this last name was Pedro Juarbe Pagés, a 19th-century Spanish politician and lawyer. He was born in Barcelona in 1820 and served as a member of the Spanish Cortes (parliament) during the reign of Queen Isabella II.

In the 20th century, Enrique Juarbe Juarbe (1900-1980) was a prominent Puerto Rican writer and journalist. He was born in the city of Ponce and is best known for his contributions to the development of Puerto Rican literature and his advocacy for the island's independence.

Additionally, Ramón Juarbe (1934-2006) was a renowned Puerto Rican artist and sculptor. He was born in the town of Cayey and his works, which often featured abstract and geometric forms, can be found in museums and public spaces throughout Puerto Rico and the United States.

Manuel Juarbe (1921-2012) was a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Puerto Rican Senate and as the president of the Puerto Rican Independence Party during the 1970s and 1980s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Juarbe

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

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

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