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

Sustaita, 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 Sustaita surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sustaita in America

Sustaita is the 9195th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sustaita surname appeared 3,547 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Sustaita.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sustaita 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 Sustaita

The surname SUSTAITA has its origins in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France, dating back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Basque words "zuzta" meaning stalk or stem, and "aita" meaning father, suggesting an ancestral connection to farming or agriculture.

SUSTAITA is believed to have first appeared in written records during the 13th century, when the Basque region was part of the Kingdom of Navarre. One of the earliest documented references is found in a land grant from 1264, which mentions a landowner named Lope de Sustaita.

In the 15th century, the surname is recorded in the archives of the city of Pamplona, where a Juan de Sustaita is listed as a merchant in 1472. Around this time, variations of the spelling such as Sustaieta and Sustaitegui also began to appear.

As the Basque people migrated throughout Spain and beyond, the surname SUSTAITA spread to other regions. In the 16th century, a notable figure named Martín de Sustaita served as a navigator and cartographer under the Spanish crown, accompanying expeditions to the New World.

During the 17th century, the SUSTAITA name can be found in records from the Spanish colonies in Mexico and the Americas. One such example is Pedro de Sustaita, born in 1625, who was a landowner and cattle rancher in what is now the state of Nuevo León, Mexico.

As the centuries progressed, the SUSTAITA surname continued to disperse globally. In the 19th century, a prominent individual was José María Sustaita (1803-1872), a Mexican politician and military leader who played a role in the Mexican-American War.

Another notable figure was the Spanish artist and sculptor Ramón Sustaita (1870-1936), whose works can be found in various museums and galleries across Europe.

While the SUSTAITA surname has its deepest roots in the Basque region, it has since become a part of the cultural tapestry of many countries, reflecting the migration and contributions of this historic family name over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sustaita

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

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

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