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

Recarte, 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 Recarte surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Recarte in America

Recarte is the 75799th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Recarte surname appeared 254 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 Recarte.

We can also compare 2010 data for Recarte 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 Recarte

The surname Recarte originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France, with the earliest recorded examples dating back to the 15th century. The name is derived from the Basque word "errekarte," meaning "place by the stream." This suggests that the original bearers of this surname likely lived near a stream or river.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Recarte surname can be found in the archives of the town of Vitoria-Gasteiz, where a certain Juan de Recarte was mentioned in a document from 1492. Another early reference is in the records of the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla, which mention a Martín Recarte in 1523.

In the 17th century, several members of the Recarte family were notable figures in the Basque Country. Pedro Recarte de Landía (1580-1654) was a prominent lawyer and judge in Bilbao, while Juan Recarte de Zubillaga (1612-1678) served as the mayor of the town of Bermeo.

The Recarte surname also spread to other parts of Spain and the Americas during the colonial era. In 1685, a man named Francisco Recarte was listed among the early settlers of Buenos Aires, Argentina. In the 18th century, a wealthy landowner named Sebastián Recarte lived in the city of Guadalajara, Mexico.

One of the most famous individuals with the Recarte surname was José Recarte y Gasset (1787-1868), a Spanish military officer and politician who served as the Minister of War during the reign of Queen Isabella II. Another notable figure was Manuel Recarte y Orbegozo (1823-1898), a Basque architect who designed several important buildings in Bilbao, including the Basque Museum and the Church of San Vicente Mártir.

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Recarte surname continued to be present in various parts of Spain, as well as in countries with significant Spanish and Basque immigration, such as Argentina, Mexico, and the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Recarte

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

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

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