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

Toxqui, 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 Toxqui surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Toxqui in America

Toxqui is the 44576th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Toxqui surname appeared 482 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 Toxqui.

We can also compare 2010 data for Toxqui 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 Toxqui

The surname TOXQUI has its origins in the Basque region of northern Spain and southern France, dating back to the late 15th century. It is believed to derive from the Basque word "toxko," which means "knot" or "knuckle," potentially referring to a person's physical characteristics or occupation.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the TOXQUI surname can be found in a 1492 census record from the village of Espelette, located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques region of France. The name was spelled "Toxquy" in this particular document.

In the 16th century, the TOXQUI surname appeared in several legal documents and municipal records in the Spanish provinces of Navarre and Gipuzkoa, indicating the family's presence in the region.

A notable bearer of the TOXQUI name was Juan de Toxqui, a Basque soldier who fought alongside the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés during the conquest of Mexico in the early 1500s. Records indicate that Juan de Toxqui participated in the siege of Tenochtitlan in 1521.

Another significant figure was María Toxqui, a Basque midwife who lived in the town of Hernani in the late 17th century. Historical accounts suggest that she played a crucial role in assisting with births and providing maternal care in the community.

In the 18th century, a branch of the TOXQUI family migrated to the Americas, settling in various regions of Mexico and Argentina. One notable descendant was Tomás Toxqui, a prominent rancher and landowner in the Argentinian province of Córdoba, who lived from 1782 to 1856.

The TOXQUI surname has also been associated with several place names in the Basque region, such as the village of Toxquiberria in Navarre, which translates to "New Toxqui" in the Basque language.

Throughout its history, the TOXQUI surname has undergone various spelling variations, including Toxquia, Toxquio, and Toxquía, reflecting the linguistic diversity of the regions where the family settled.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Toxqui

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

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

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