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

Ortolaza, 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 Ortolaza surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ortolaza in America

Ortolaza is the 98982nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ortolaza surname appeared 183 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 Ortolaza.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ortolaza 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 Ortolaza

The surname Ortolaza originates from the Basque region of Spain and France, dating back to the 9th century. It is believed to have derived from the Basque words "ortu" meaning garden and "latz" meaning rough or harsh, possibly referring to the rugged terrain of the area where the name first appeared.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Codex Calixtinus, a 12th-century manuscript detailing the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route. An individual named Ortolaza is mentioned as a landowner along the path in the region of Navarre.

In the 14th century, a notable figure named Juan Ortolaza was a prominent merchant and trader based in Bilbao, Basque Country. He played a significant role in the city's economic development during that period.

During the 16th century, the name appeared in various records across the Basque region, often associated with agricultural or land-owning families. One such example is Pedro Ortolaza, a farmer from the village of Oñati, born in 1567.

In the 18th century, a man named Ignacio Ortolaza y Goicoechea (1712-1782) was a renowned architect and sculptor from Vitoria-Gasteiz, known for his work on several churches and cathedrals in the region.

Another notable figure was María Ortolaza (1791-1873), a Basque writer and educator who published several books on the Basque language and culture, contributing to its preservation and promotion.

Throughout its history, the surname Ortolaza has also been associated with various place names in the Basque region, such as the village of Ortolaza near Irun, which likely derived its name from the surname itself.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ortolaza

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

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

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