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

Larriuz, 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 Larriuz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Larriuz in America

Larriuz is the 156044th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Larriuz surname appeared 104 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 Larriuz.

The history of the last name Larriuz

The surname Larriuz originates from the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France, tracing its roots back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Basque words "larri," meaning "sharp" or "arduous," and "uz," meaning "mountain pass" or "gorge." This suggests that the name may have been associated with those who lived in or traversed rugged mountain terrain.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Larriuz can be found in the archives of the village of Ezpeleta, located in the Basque province of Navarre, Spain. In a document dated 1583, a certain Juan Larriuz is mentioned as a landowner and farmer in the area.

The Larriuz name also appears in several 17th-century records from the town of Sare, in the northern Basque region of France, near the border with Spain. For instance, a baptismal record from 1625 lists the birth of Juana Larriuz, daughter of Pedro Larriuz and Maria Harismendy.

In the late 18th century, a notable figure bearing the Larriuz surname was Miguel Larriuz, a Basque merchant and ship owner who was involved in the transatlantic trade between Spain and the Americas. He was born in 1752 in the coastal town of Getaria, in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa, and passed away in 1819.

Another historical figure was Ignacio Larriuz, a Basque soldier who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. Born in 1785 in the village of Urdiain, in Navarre, he served in the Spanish army and participated in several battles against the French forces before his death in 1814.

In the 19th century, the Larriuz name can be found in various places across the Basque region, as well as in areas of Spain and Latin America where Basque immigrants settled. One notable individual was Joaquín Larriuz, a Basque writer and journalist born in 1865 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, the capital of the Basque Country. He was a prominent figure in the Basque cultural renaissance of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

It is also worth mentioning that variations of the Larriuz name, such as Larruz and Larrus, can be found in historical records from the same regions, likely due to spelling variations or local dialects.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Larriuz

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

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 Larriuz 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.

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

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