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

Suruy, 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 Suruy surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Suruy in America

Suruy is the 134712th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Suruy surname appeared 125 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 Suruy.

The history of the last name Suruy

The surname SURUY 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 words "suru" meaning "pine tree" and "oi" meaning "hill" or "slope," suggesting that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a pine-covered hill.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a collection of medieval manuscripts from the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain. In these documents, dated around 1050, a certain "Sancho Suruiz" is mentioned as a landowner in the region.

During the 13th century, the name appeared in various forms, such as "Suriez" and "Soruyz," likely due to regional variations in spelling and pronunciation. One notable bearer of the name was Pedro Suruy, a nobleman from the Kingdom of Navarre who participated in the Reconquista, the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors, in the late 12th and early 13th centuries.

In the 14th century, the name SURUY began to spread beyond the Basque region, appearing in records from other parts of Spain and even in neighboring regions of France. One such example is Juan Suruy, a merchant from Bilbao who is mentioned in a trade document from the city of Bayonne in 1387.

During the Golden Age of Spanish literature in the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname SURUY was borne by several notable figures, including the poet and playwright Lope de Suruy (1562-1635) and the theologian and philosopher Juan Suruy de Molina (1578-1644).

Another prominent individual with this surname was Diego Suruy de Mendoza (1650-1720), a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of New Spain (present-day Mexico) from 1701 to 1703.

As the centuries passed, the surname SURUY continued to be found in various parts of Spain and the Spanish-speaking world, with many bearers of the name making significant contributions in fields ranging from politics and the arts to science and exploration.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Suruy

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

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 Suruy 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.

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

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