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

Navarret, 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 Navarret surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Navarret in America

Navarret is the 125282nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Navarret surname appeared 137 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 Navarret.

The history of the last name Navarret

The surname Navarret originated in the northern Spanish region of Navarre. The name itself is derived from the medieval Spanish word "navarrés," meaning "a person from Navarre." This region was once its own kingdom, and the name likely emerged during the 11th to 13th centuries when surnames started becoming more widespread in Europe.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Navarret surname can be found in the 13th-century Cartulary of Roncesvalles, an important historical document from the Kingdom of Navarre. The name is also believed to have spread to other parts of Spain and the Americas during the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Some notable individuals with the surname Navarret include:

1. Juan Navarret (1562-1622), a Spanish conquistador and explorer who accompanied Hernando de Soto on his expeditions in Florida and the American Southeast.

2. Domingo Navarret (1618-1686), a Spanish mathematician and astronomer known for his work on the calculation of eclipses and the motion of celestial bodies.

3. Francisco Navarret (1742-1808), a Spanish naval officer and hydrographer who conducted extensive surveys of the Pacific Coast of North America.

4. Ramón Navarret y Landa (1818-1897), a Spanish military officer and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 1857 to 1858.

5. Juan Navarret Reverter (1844-1924), a Spanish politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Finance and Minister of Public Works in the early 20th century.

The Navarret surname has also been associated with various place names in Spain, such as the town of Navarrete in La Rioja, which may have influenced some variations in spelling over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Navarret

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

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 Navarret 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.

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

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