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

Navarrete, 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 Navarrete surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Navarrete in America

Navarrete is the 42858th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Navarrete surname appeared 505 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 Navarrete.

We can also compare 2010 data for Navarrete 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 Navarrete

The surname Navarete originated in Spain, tracing its roots to the 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the place name Navarrete, which is a town located in the northern Spanish province of La Rioja. The name Navarrete itself comes from the Basque words "nava" meaning "plain" and "erreta" meaning "burnt," potentially referring to a burnt or cleared plain where the town was established.

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Navarete can be found in medieval Spanish documents and records. For example, a certain Pedro Navarete was mentioned in a 14th-century document from the city of Seville. Additionally, the name appears in several 15th-century manuscripts from the Kingdom of Aragon.

During the 16th century, the surname Navarete gained prominence with the explorer and conquistador Juan Fernández de Navarete, who was born in Navarra around 1497. He participated in the Spanish conquest of Mexico and later served as the governor of Cuba from 1565 to 1566.

Another notable figure with the surname Navarete was Pedro Fernández de Navarete, a 16th-century Spanish naval officer and cartographer. He is best known for his work, "Navegación Especulativa y Práctica," published in 1628, which was an important treatise on navigation and cartography during that era.

In the 18th century, the Spanish playwright and poet Diego de Navarete y Ribera (1687-1744) gained recognition for his works, including plays such as "La Prueba de la Verdad" and "El Espejo Verde."

Moving into the 19th century, Martín Fernández de Navarete (1765-1844) was a prominent Spanish naval officer, historian, and author. He is particularly notable for his extensive work on the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus, titled "Colección de los Viajes y Descubrimientos que Hicieron por Mar los Españoles desde Fines del Siglo XV."

Another individual of note was Emilio Navarete y Ledesma (1844-1917), a Spanish military officer and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 1917 to 1918.

Throughout its long history, the surname Navarete has maintained its connection to its Spanish roots, with many descendants of the name still residing in Spain and other Spanish-speaking regions of the world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Navarrete

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

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

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