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

Lazaga, 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 Lazaga surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lazaga in America

Lazaga is the 80131st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lazaga surname appeared 237 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 Lazaga.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lazaga 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 Lazaga

The surname Lazaga is of Spanish origin, with its roots traced back to the Basque region of northern Spain during the medieval period. The name is thought to have derived from the Basque word "latsaga," which means "a place of brambles" or "thorny bushes," suggesting that the earliest bearers of this name may have lived near or worked in areas abundant with such vegetation.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Lazaga surname can be found in the Becerro General, a census-like document compiled in the late 13th century under the reign of King Alfonso X of Castile. This historical record mentions several individuals bearing variations of the name, such as Latzaga and Laçaga, indicating the surname's presence in the region during that time.

In the 15th century, the Lazaga name appeared in the records of the Catholic Church in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa. One notable figure from this period was Martín Lazaga, a priest who served in the town of Azpeitia in the late 1400s.

During the 16th century, the Lazaga surname spread beyond the Basque country as a result of migration and exploration. Juan de Lazaga, a Spanish conquistador, was among the early settlers in what is now Mexico in the 1520s. He played a role in the conquest of the Aztec Empire and was granted land in the region by Hernán Cortés.

In the 17th century, the Lazaga name can be found in various historical documents from Spain and its colonies. Miguel de Lazaga, born in 1628 in the Basque town of Oñati, was a renowned theologian and philosopher who authored several influential works on Catholic doctrine.

The 18th century witnessed the rise of a prominent Lazaga family in the city of Cádiz, a major port in southern Spain. José de Lazaga y Patero, born in 1745, was a successful merchant and shipowner who amassed a considerable fortune through transatlantic trade.

As the centuries passed, the Lazaga surname continued to spread across Spain and its former colonies, with notable individuals emerging in various fields. One such figure was Emilio Lazaga Larrauri, a Spanish film director and screenwriter born in 1888, who directed several popular comedies in the mid-20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lazaga

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

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

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