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

Muguerza, 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 Muguerza surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Muguerza in America

Muguerza is the 106096th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Muguerza surname appeared 168 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 Muguerza.

We can also compare 2010 data for Muguerza 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 Muguerza

The surname MUGUERZA has its origins in the Basque Country, a region spanning parts of northern Spain and southwestern France. It is believed to have emerged in the 14th or 15th century, derived from the Basque words "muger" meaning woman and "etza" meaning rock or cliff. This suggests a connection to a geographic location or place name with a rocky terrain where women may have lived or worked.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name MUGUERZA can be found in the archives of the town of Oñati, in the province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country. In a document dated 1487, a merchant named Juan de Muguerza is mentioned as a resident of the town. This provides evidence that the name was already established in the region during the late medieval period.

In the 16th century, there are records of a prominent family bearing the MUGUERZA name in the town of Elgoibar, also in Gipuzkoa. They were involved in local politics and held positions of influence within the community. One notable member was Pedro de Muguerza, who served as a magistrate in the town council in the early 1500s.

The MUGUERZA surname has also been documented in historical records from the neighboring Basque provinces of Bizkaia and Araba. In the 17th century, a military leader named Martín de Muguerza is mentioned in chronicles of the Basque conflicts during the Spanish War of Succession.

During the colonial era, some individuals with the MUGUERZA surname migrated to the Americas, particularly to regions under Spanish rule. One such individual was Diego de Muguerza, born in Oñati in 1687, who traveled to New Spain (present-day Mexico) and established a prominent family line there.

Other notable figures throughout history bearing the MUGUERZA surname include:

1. Juan Bautista Muguerza (1770-1842), a Spanish military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and the Peninsular War.
2. Tomás Muguerza (1828-1894), a Basque architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Bilbao and San Sebastián.
3. María Eugenia Muguerza (1865-1939), a Spanish writer and feminist activist, known for her advocacy of women's rights and education.
4. Javier Muguerza (1936-2019), a renowned Spanish philosopher and professor at the Complutense University of Madrid, known for his work in ethics and political philosophy.
5. Begoña Muguerza (born 1968), a Basque artist and sculptor whose works have been exhibited internationally.

While the MUGUERZA surname has maintained a strong presence in the Basque Country over the centuries, it has also spread to other parts of Spain and Latin America through migration and intermarriage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Muguerza

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

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

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