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

Oyarzún, 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 Oyarzún surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Oyarzún in America

Oyarzún is the 112568th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Oyarzún surname appeared 156 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 Oyarzún.

We can also compare 2010 data for Oyarzún 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 Oyarzún

The surname Oyarzun originates from the Basque region of Spain and France, tracing its roots back to the 16th century. It is believed to derive from the Basque words "oyan" meaning forest and "artzu" meaning bear, potentially referring to someone who lived near or worked in a forest inhabited by bears.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Oyarzun name appears in a 1567 document from the town of Oyarzun in Gipuzkoa, Spain, where the surname is thought to have originated. This town's name, and consequently the surname, is believed to have evolved from the older spelling "Oyarçun" found in medieval manuscripts.

In the late 16th century, a notable figure named Juan de Oyarzun (1564-1628) was a Spanish sailor and explorer who accompanied the Marqués de Cañete on an expedition to Chile and Peru. He later became a prominent citizen in Santiago, Chile, where he served as a municipal official.

Another early bearer of the Oyarzun surname was Martín de Oyarzun (c. 1580-1639), a Basque architect who designed several notable buildings in Pamplona, Spain, including the Church of San Saturnino and the Palacio del Condestable.

In the 18th century, Ignacio de Oyarzun (1706-1787) was a Spanish naval officer and cartographer who served as the chief hydrographer for the Spanish Navy. He produced several important nautical charts and maps of the Spanish West Indies and the coasts of North and South America.

Moving into the 19th century, José Joaquín de Oyarzun (1782-1859) was a Chilean politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs during the early years of Chilean independence.

Another notable figure was Román Oyarzun Iñarra (1856-1935), a Basque writer and journalist who was a prominent figure in the Basque cultural renaissance of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He founded several Basque literary journals and wrote numerous works promoting the Basque language and culture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Oyarzún

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

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

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