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

Ugaz, 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 Ugaz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ugaz in America

Ugaz is the 79598th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ugaz surname appeared 239 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 Ugaz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ugaz 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 Ugaz

The surname UGAZ is of Basque origin, traced back to the regions of northern Spain and southwestern France. It is believed to have derived from the Basque word "ugazaba," meaning "master of the house" or "head of the household." This suggests that the name may have originated as a descriptive term for a prominent or wealthy individual within a community.

The earliest known record of the UGAZ surname can be found in the Codex Calixtinus, a 12th-century manuscript that served as a guide for pilgrims traveling the Camino de Santiago. This document mentions an individual named Sancho Ugaz, who resided in the town of Puente la Reina, located in the Navarre region of northern Spain.

In the 14th century, the UGAZ name appeared in the Libro del Monasterio de Santa María de Nájera, a chronicle of the Santa María de Nájera monastery in La Rioja, Spain. This text references a nobleman named Lope Ugaz, who was a prominent figure in the region during that time period.

One of the earliest known bearers of the UGAZ surname was Juan Ugaz, a Basque explorer and navigator born around 1480. He accompanied Christopher Columbus on his third voyage to the Americas in 1498 and is believed to have been one of the first Europeans to set foot on the mainland of South America.

In the 16th century, the UGAZ family gained prominence in the city of Bilbao, in the Basque Country of northern Spain. Martín Ugaz (1520-1588) was a successful merchant and shipowner who played a significant role in the city's maritime trade and commerce.

During the Spanish Golden Age, Pedro Ugaz (1580-1645) was a notable playwright and poet from Valladolid, known for his contributions to the development of the Spanish comedia genre.

While the name UGAZ is most commonly associated with its Basque roots, it has also been found in other regions of Spain and Latin America, likely due to migration patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ugaz

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

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

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