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

Vidarte, 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 Vidarte surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vidarte in America

Vidarte is the 153769th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vidarte surname appeared 106 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 Vidarte.

The history of the last name Vidarte

The surname Vidarte originates from the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France, dating back to the 11th century. Its roots can be traced to the Basque words "vida" meaning "life" and "arte" meaning "between," suggesting a possible meaning of "between lives" or "living in between."

One of the earliest records of the Vidarte name appears in a 12th-century manuscript from the Monastery of San Juan de la Peña in Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The document mentions a landowner named Sancho Vidarte who donated a portion of his estate to the monastery.

In the 13th century, the Vidarte name was associated with the town of Vidarte in the Navarre region of northern Spain. This town's name is believed to be derived from the Latin phrase "Via ad Artem," meaning "the way to art" or "the path to skill."

Notable individuals with the Vidarte surname include:

1. Juan Vidarte (1570-1633), a Spanish painter and sculptor active during the Baroque period, known for his religious works in churches across Aragon and Navarre.

2. María Vidarte (1805-1878), a Basque writer and poet, considered one of the pioneers of Basque literature in the 19th century.

3. Miguel Vidarte (1856-1921), a Spanish politician and journalist who campaigned for secularism and workers' rights in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

4. Luis Vidarte (1899-1976), a Spanish anarchist and trade unionist who fought against Francisco Franco's regime during the Spanish Civil War.

5. Isabel Vidarte (born 1952), a contemporary Spanish artist known for her large-scale sculptural installations and public artworks incorporating natural materials.

Throughout history, variations in spelling and pronunciation of the Vidarte name have emerged, including Bidarte, Vidart, and Vidarte-Arramendi, reflecting the linguistic influences of different regions and dialects within the Basque Country.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vidarte

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

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

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