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

Vizueta, 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 Vizueta surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vizueta in America

Vizueta is the 158432nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vizueta surname appeared 102 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 Vizueta.

The history of the last name Vizueta

The surname Vizueta has its origins in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France. It emerged in the Middle Ages, derived from the Basque words "bizi" meaning "life" and "eta" meaning "and." The earliest recorded spelling of the name dates back to the 13th century, appearing as "Visueta" in medieval Spanish records.

One of the earliest documented individuals with the surname Vizueta was Pedro Vizueta, a Basque soldier who fought in the Reconquista against the Moors in the 14th century. Records from the era mention his bravery in the battles of Seville and Granada.

In the 16th century, the name appeared in various manuscripts and records from the Basque region, often associated with small villages and towns in the provinces of Gipuzkoa and Bizkaia. One notable example is Juan Vizueta, a merchant from the town of Azpeitia, who is mentioned in a 1567 trade document from the port city of Bilbao.

During the 17th century, the Vizueta surname began to spread beyond the Basque regions as individuals migrated to other parts of Spain and the Americas. Sebastián Vizueta, a Basque explorer born in 1610, accompanied Spanish expeditions to the New World and is believed to have been one of the first individuals with the surname to set foot in present-day Mexico.

In the 18th century, the name gained prominence with the birth of María Vizueta, a renowned Basque poet and writer who published several collections of poetry and plays between 1750 and 1780. Her works, which celebrated Basque culture and traditions, are still studied and appreciated today.

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Vizueta surname continued to be associated with notable individuals, including José Vizueta, a Spanish military officer who served in the Carlist Wars in the 1830s, and Ignacio Vizueta, a Basque architect responsible for the design of several landmark buildings in Bilbao in the late 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vizueta

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

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

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