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

Lizalde, 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 Lizalde surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lizalde in America

Lizalde is the 41100th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lizalde surname appeared 530 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 Lizalde.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lizalde 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 Lizalde

The surname LIZALDE has its origins in the Basque region of Spain and France. It is believed to have derived from the Basque words "liza" meaning elm tree and "alde" meaning side or slope, likely referring to an area near elm trees on a hillside where the earliest bearers of the name lived.

One of the earliest records of the LIZALDE name dates back to the 15th century in the village of Lizalde located in the Navarre region of northern Spain. The village's name is thought to be the source of the surname.

A notable early bearer of the LIZALDE surname was Juan de Lizalde, a Basque soldier born in 1532 who fought in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in Mexico under Hernán Cortés. He later settled in what is now Mexico City.

In the 17th century, the LIZALDE name appeared in records of the Spanish Inquisition in the Basque Country. One such record was of María de Lizalde, born in 1619, who was accused of witchcraft but later acquitted.

The LIZALDE surname also has a history in the French Basque region. Jean-Baptiste Lizalde, born in 1743 in the town of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, was a prominent merchant and trader who exported Basque textiles across Europe.

Another notable bearer of the LIZALDE name was Manuel Lizalde, a Spanish painter born in 1856 in the Basque town of Azpeitia. His works are displayed in museums across Spain and France.

In the 20th century, Pilar Lizalde, born in 1915 in San Sebastián, was a renowned Basque writer and poet who helped promote the Basque language and culture through her works.

While the LIZALDE surname originated in the Basque regions of Spain and France, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and has been adopted by families of various ethnic backgrounds.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lizalde

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

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

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