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

Urtez, 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 Urtez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Urtez in America

Urtez is the 156044th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Urtez surname appeared 104 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 Urtez.

The history of the last name Urtez

The surname Urtez is believed to have originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France. The earliest known instances of this name date back to the 13th century, where it was likely derived from the Basque word "urtez," meaning "by years" or "annually." This suggests that the name may have been associated with a profession or occupation related to time or seasonal work.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the Urtez name can be found in a 14th-century document from the town of Bayonne, located in the historical Basque province of Labourd. The document refers to a landowner named Petri de Urtez, who owned property in the nearby village of Biarritz.

In the 16th century, the Urtez name appears in several historical records from the Pyrenees region, particularly in the areas around the towns of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and Mauleon-Soule. This suggests that the name may have been concentrated in these areas during this time period.

A notable figure bearing the Urtez surname was Juan de Urtez, a Basque navigator and explorer who embarked on several voyages to the Americas in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. He is believed to have accompanied Christopher Columbus on his third voyage to the New World in 1498.

Another prominent individual with the Urtez name was Domingo de Urtez, a Basque soldier and conquistador who participated in the Spanish conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century. He served under Hernán Cortés and was involved in several battles against the Aztec Empire.

In the 17th century, the Urtez name can be found in records from the city of Bilbao, where a family with this surname owned a successful shipping business. One member, Miguel de Urtez, was a respected merchant and ship owner who traded goods between Spain and the colonies in the Americas.

One of the earliest instances of the Urtez name outside of the Basque region can be traced back to the 18th century, when a family with this surname settled in the Argentinian city of Buenos Aires. This branch of the Urtez family played a significant role in the development of the city's shipping and trade industry.

Throughout the 19th century, the Urtez name continued to appear in various records and documents from the Basque region, as well as in Argentina and other parts of South America where Basque immigrants had settled.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Urtez

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

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 Urtez 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.

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

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