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

Oguin, 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 Oguin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Oguin in America

Oguin is the 37735th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Oguin surname appeared 589 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 Oguin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Oguin 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 Oguin

The surname Oguin has its origins in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France, dating back to the 11th century. It is believed to be derived from the Basque word "oguin," which means "bread" or "wheat." This suggests that the name may have been originally associated with bakers or millers.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in a medieval manuscript from the town of Bayonne, France, where a certain Petri Oguin was mentioned as a local landowner in the year 1122. Another early reference comes from the cartulary of the Monastery of San Juan de la Peña in Aragon, Spain, which mentions a certain Sancho Oguin as a witness to a land transaction in 1187.

During the 13th century, the name began to spread beyond the Basque region as a result of migration and trade. In Navarre, Spain, there are records of a nobleman named Jimeno Oguin who was granted lands by King Sancho VII in 1234. In the nearby region of Gascony, France, a family by the name of Oguin is recorded as holding a fief in the village of Lamothe-Montravel in the year 1276.

One of the most notable figures with the surname Oguin was Juan Oguin, a Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493. Juan Oguin played a crucial role in the exploration and mapping of the Caribbean islands, and his journals provide valuable insights into the early encounters between Europeans and the indigenous peoples of the region.

In the 16th century, the name Oguin appears in records from the Spanish colonies in the Americas. For example, Pedro Oguin was a prominent landowner and rancher in the province of New Granada (modern-day Colombia) in the 1570s. Another notable figure was Catalina Oguin, a wealthy widow from Seville, Spain, who funded the establishment of a hospital in the city of Lima, Peru, in 1598.

Moving into the 17th century, the name Oguin continued to be found in various parts of Europe and the Americas. In France, a family of renowned winemakers from the Bordeaux region carried the name Oguin, with records dating back to the 1620s. In Spain, a certain Hernán Oguin was a respected theologian and professor at the University of Salamanca in the mid-1600s.

As you can see, the surname Oguin has a rich and diverse history, spanning multiple countries and centuries. While its origins can be traced back to the Basque region, the name has been carried by individuals from various walks of life, including explorers, landowners, scholars, and merchants.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Oguin

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

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

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