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

Urioste, 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 Urioste surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Urioste in America

Urioste is the 24466th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Urioste surname appeared 1,023 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 Urioste.

We can also compare 2010 data for Urioste 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 Urioste

The surname Urioste has its origins in the Basque region of Spain. It is derived from the Basque words "uri" meaning town and "oste" meaning hill or slope, suggesting that the name likely referred to someone who lived on a hill near a town or village.

The earliest known recorded instance of the name Urioste dates back to the 16th century in the Basque Country region of northern Spain. Historical records indicate that a family by the name of Urioste resided in the town of Lekeitio, located in the province of Bizkaia.

In the 17th century, the name Urioste appeared in various manuscripts and legal documents in the Basque provinces of Gipuzkoa and Álava. One notable reference is found in the archives of the town of Vitoria-Gasteiz, where a certain Juan de Urioste is mentioned as a landowner in the year 1624.

The surname Urioste has also been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One such person is José Urioste y Olano (1788-1860), a Spanish military officer who served in the Peninsular War against the French and later became a commander of the Spanish Royal Guard.

Another notable figure with the surname Urioste is Miguel Urioste (1867-1934), a Bolivian politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and later as the President of Bolivia from 1919 to 1920.

In the 20th century, Juan Urioste (1905-1981) was a renowned Bolivian writer and poet, known for his works that explored themes of social justice and indigenous cultures. He was a recipient of the prestigious Gabriela Mistral Award for Poetry in 1955.

Additionally, the name Urioste has been associated with various place names in the Basque region, such as the village of Urioste in the municipality of Arrigorriaga, located in the province of Bizkaia.

Over the centuries, the surname Urioste has also been subject to various spelling variations, including Urioste, Uriozte, Urioste-Oñate, and Urioste-Olano, among others.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Urioste

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

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

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