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

Lascuráin, 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 Lascuráin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lascuráin in America

Lascuráin is the 124548th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lascuráin surname appeared 138 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 Lascuráin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lascuráin 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 Lascuráin

The surname LASCURAIN is of Spanish origin, with roots that can be traced back to the 16th century in the Basque region of northern Spain. It is thought to derive from the Basque words "lats" meaning "mud" or "clay," and "kura" meaning "cure" or "healing," potentially referring to an ancestor who practiced folk medicine or herbalism.

One of the earliest known records of the LASCURAIN name can be found in a baptismal record from the village of Azkoitia, in the province of Gipuzkoa, dated 1587. This document mentions one Juan LASCURAIN, a farmer and landowner in the area. Over the following centuries, the name spread throughout the Basque provinces and into neighboring regions of Spain.

During the 17th century, a branch of the LASCURAIN family established itself in the town of Vitoria-Gasteiz, where they were involved in the wool trade. A notable figure from this era was Pedro LASCURAIN (1628-1697), a successful merchant and local leader who served as a councilman in Vitoria-Gasteiz.

In the late 18th century, the LASCURAIN name gained prominence when Miguel LASCURAIN (1756-1823) became a respected lawyer and judge in the city of Bilbao. His son, José María LASCURAIN (1789-1865), followed in his footsteps and served as a magistrate in the Spanish colonial government of Cuba.

As the Spanish empire expanded across the Atlantic, the LASCURAIN surname also found its way to the Americas. In the early 19th century, a family bearing the name settled in Mexico, where they became landowners and ranchers. One of the most notable figures from this lineage was Francisco LASCURAIN (1853-1920), a politician and diplomat who briefly served as interim President of Mexico in 1913.

Another prominent individual with the LASCURAIN surname was Ernesto LASCURAIN (1891-1968), a Mexican architect and urban planner who was instrumental in the modernization of Mexico City during the mid-20th century. His influential works include the design of the Monumento a la Revolución and the development of the iconic Colonia Roma neighborhood.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lascuráin

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

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

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