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

Urbieta, 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 Urbieta surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Urbieta in America

Urbieta is the 33196th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Urbieta surname appeared 689 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 Urbieta.

We can also compare 2010 data for Urbieta 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 Urbieta

The surname Urbieta originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France during the medieval period. It is derived from the Basque words "uri" meaning town or city, and "bide" meaning road or path, combined to form "Urbieta" which translates to "the road to the town."

This name likely emerged as a locational surname, referring to someone who lived near a town or on a road leading to a town. It may have been used to distinguish families or individuals who lived in a specific area or village.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Urbieta can be found in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a medieval cartulary from the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain, dating back to the 11th century.

In the 14th century, a nobleman named Juan de Urbieta was mentioned in the Codex Calixtinus, a 12th-century manuscript and one of the earliest guides for the Way of St. James pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela.

During the 16th century, a notable figure named Pedro de Urbieta (c. 1500-1570) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who participated in the conquest of Colombia and Venezuela alongside Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.

In the late 18th century, a prominent military officer named Juan Antonio de Urbieta y Leyba (1740-1805) served in the Spanish Royal Army and participated in various campaigns during the Napoleonic Wars.

Another significant individual with the surname Urbieta was María Antonia de Urbieta (1802-1880), a Spanish philanthropist and benefactor who founded several schools and charitable institutions in her hometown of Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the Basque Country.

While the surname Urbieta is not among the most common in Spain or the Basque region, it has been carried by notable individuals throughout history, reflecting its deep roots in the region's culture and heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Urbieta

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

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

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