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

Navarette, 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 Navarette surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Navarette in America

Navarette is the 17942nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Navarette surname appeared 1,558 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Navarette.

We can also compare 2010 data for Navarette 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 Navarette

The surname Navarette has its origins in Spain, where it first emerged during the medieval period. It is a locational name derived from the region of Navarra, located in northern Spain near the Pyrenees mountains. The name is believed to have been initially used to denote someone who hailed from Navarra or a town within its borders.

Navarette is a Spanish variation of the name, with alternative spellings including Navarrete and Navarrette. These variations arose as the name spread throughout the Spanish-speaking world during the era of exploration and colonization. The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in Spanish census records and parish registers dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries.

One of the earliest documented individuals bearing this surname was Pedro Navarrete, a Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493. Navarrete later became a prominent figure in the Spanish colonization efforts in the Caribbean.

Another notable Navarette was Juan Fernández Navarrete, a Spanish painter and architect who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. His works can be found in various churches and buildings throughout Spain, particularly in the regions of Andalusia and Castile.

In the 18th century, Martín Fernández de Navarrete, a Spanish naval officer and historian, made significant contributions to the study of Spanish maritime history. He is best known for his extensive writings on the voyages of Christopher Columbus and other Spanish explorers.

Moving into the 19th century, Ramón María Narváez y Navarrete, a Spanish military officer and politician, played a prominent role in the political upheavals of the time. He served as a general during the Carlist Wars and later became the Prime Minister of Spain from 1844 to 1846.

Another notable figure with the surname Navarette was José María Velasco Navarrete, a renowned Mexican painter and one of the most influential figures in the Mexican landscape painting tradition of the late 19th century. His works captured the beauty and grandeur of the Mexican landscape and are considered national treasures.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Navarette

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

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

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