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

Larumbe, 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 Larumbe surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Larumbe in America

Larumbe is the 86981st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Larumbe surname appeared 214 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 Larumbe.

We can also compare 2010 data for Larumbe 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 Larumbe

The surname LARUMBE is believed to have originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southern France. It is thought to be derived from a combination of the Basque words "larra" meaning meadow or pasture, and "umbe" meaning valley or ravine. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived in a valley surrounded by meadows.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a medieval manuscript from the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain. This document, dated to the 11th century, mentions an individual named Lope Larumbe.

In the 13th century, there are records of a nobleman named Sancho Larumbe who was involved in the Reconquista, the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors. He was part of the military campaigns led by King Alfonso VIII of Castile.

During the 15th century, the name appears in various legal documents from the Basque regions of Álava and Navarra. One notable individual was Juan Larumbe, a merchant from Vitoria who was granted special trading privileges by the King of Navarre in 1472.

In the 16th century, a branch of the Larumbe family settled in the town of Oñati in Gipuzkoa. One of their descendants, Miguel Larumbe (1555-1622), was a renowned architect who designed several churches and buildings in the region.

Another notable figure was Martín Larumbe (1690-1760), a Basque philosopher and theologian who taught at the University of Salamanca and authored several works on metaphysics and logic.

While the surname LARUMBE is most commonly associated with the Basque Country, it has also spread to other parts of Spain and the Americas through migration. However, its origins can be traced back to the valleys and meadows of the Pyrenees region where it first emerged as a descriptive surname centuries ago.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Larumbe

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

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

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