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

Navarrette, 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 Navarrette surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Navarrette in America

Navarrette is the 9334th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Navarrette surname appeared 3,489 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 Navarrette.

We can also compare 2010 data for Navarrette 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 Navarrette

The surname Navarrete is of Spanish origin, originating from the northern region of Navarre. It is believed to have derived from the Basque words "nabar" meaning "valley" and "erreka" meaning "stream," referring to the valleys and streams of the Navarrese region.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Navarrete can be traced back to the 12th century. One notable example is the appearance of the name in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a collection of medieval manuscripts from the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain.

During the 13th century, the name Navarrete was associated with several individuals of historical significance. One such figure was Pedro Martínez de Navarrete, a prominent Spanish nobleman and military leader who played a crucial role in the Reconquista, the conquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors.

In the 16th century, the name gained further prominence with the explorer and navigator Juan Fernández de Navarrete (1497-1579). He was a Spanish sailor who accompanied Ferdinand Magellan on his famous circumnavigation voyage and later became the first Spanish settler on the island of Hispaniola (present-day Haiti and Dominican Republic).

Another notable figure bearing the surname Navarrete was Martín Fernández de Navarrete (1765-1844), a Spanish naval officer, historian, and writer. He is renowned for his monumental work "Colección de los viajes y descubrimientos que hicieron por mar los españoles desde fines del siglo XV" (Collection of Voyages and Discoveries Made by the Spaniards at Sea from the End of the 15th Century), a comprehensive compilation of Spanish maritime explorations.

In the literary realm, the Spanish novelist and playwright Ramón de Navarrete y Pérez de Larraza (1824-1897) gained recognition for his works, including the historical novel "El Caudillo de las Milicias de Navarra" (The Leader of the Navarre Militias).

The surname Navarrete has also been associated with various places and toponyms throughout Spain, such as the municipality of Navarrete in La Rioja and the Parroquia de Navarrete in Navarre, further solidifying its strong connection to the region from which it originated.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Navarrette

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

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

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