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

Olarte, 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 Olarte surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Olarte in America

Olarte is the 23515th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Olarte surname appeared 1,080 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 Olarte.

We can also compare 2010 data for Olarte 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 Olarte

The surname Olarte has its origins in the Basque region of northern Spain and southern France. It is believed to have derived from the Basque words "ola" meaning "mill" and "arte" meaning "between". This suggests that the name may have originally referred to a location between mills or a mill worker's dwelling.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Olarte surname can be found in the 13th century Libro de Fueros de Navarra, an important legal document from the Kingdom of Navarre. The name appears as "Olart", which was likely an earlier spelling variation.

During the 15th century, the Olarte name gained prominence in the Basque regions of Navarre and Gipuzkoa. Records from this time show several members of the Olarte family holding positions of influence, including Juan Olarte (c.1420-1490), who served as a magistrate in the town of Hernani.

As the Spanish empire expanded in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Olarte surname began to spread to other parts of Spain and the Americas. One notable individual was Pedro de Olarte (c.1560-1625), a Spanish navigator and explorer who led expeditions to the Strait of Magellan and the Tuamotu Archipelago.

In the 18th century, the Olarte name appeared in various historical records from Spain and its colonial territories. Manuel Olarte (1725-1798) was a prominent military engineer who oversaw the construction of fortifications in Havana, Cuba, while Ignacio Olarte (1755-1823) was a respected jurist and author in New Spain (modern-day Mexico).

During the 19th century, several individuals with the Olarte surname made significant contributions to the arts and sciences. José Olarte y Prieto (1808-1876) was a Spanish painter known for his religious works, while Ramón Olarte (1835-1904) was a pioneering Colombian botanist and explorer.

Other notable individuals with the Olarte surname include the Argentine writer and journalist Ernesto Olarte (1891-1963), the Mexican diplomat and politician Jesús Olarte Vázquez (1898-1980), and the Spanish footballer Enrique Olarte Barrico (1914-1997), who played for Real Madrid and the Spanish national team.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Olarte

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

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

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