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

Mugica, 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 Mugica surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mugica in America

Mugica is the 56310th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mugica surname appeared 363 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 Mugica.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mugica 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 Mugica

The surname MUGICA has its origins in the Basque region, straddling the border between Spain and France. The name likely derives from the Basque word "mugi," meaning "to move" or "to transfer," suggesting a possible connection to a family that relocated or migrated in the past.

The earliest recorded instances of the name MUGICA can be traced back to the 15th century in the province of Guipúzcoa, located in the Basque Country of northern Spain. Various spellings of the name, such as Mughica and Mugica, were found in historical documents and records from this region.

One notable historical reference to the name MUGICA is found in the "Libro de Armería del Reino de Navarra" (Book of Heraldry of the Kingdom of Navarre), a 16th-century manuscript that documented the coats of arms and family lineages of noble houses in the region. This suggests that the MUGICA family had attained a certain level of prominence and recognition during that era.

Among the earliest recorded individuals bearing the surname MUGICA was Juan de Mugica, a 15th-century nobleman and landowner from the town of Oñati in Guipúzcoa. His descendants continued to play influential roles in the region over the following centuries.

Another notable figure was Pedro de Mugica y Arteaga (1505-1572), a Basque priest and theologian who served as a professor at the University of Salamanca and participated in the Council of Trent, a pivotal event in the Catholic Reformation.

In the 18th century, Ignacio de Mugica (1720-1798) was a prominent architect and military engineer who designed several fortifications and public works projects in Spain and its colonies.

During the 19th century, Manuel de Mugica (1806-1882) was a Spanish politician and diplomat who served as Spain's ambassador to various countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States.

The 20th century saw the rise of José María Mugica (1901-1957), a Mexican Catholic priest and social activist who championed workers' rights and land reform. He was assassinated for his outspoken views and is now revered as a martyr by some sectors of the Mexican Catholic Church.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mugica

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

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

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