Explore the Family Name Aranguren

The meaning of Aranguren

Basque: habitational name from any of several places so called in Navarre and the Basque Country, from Basque (h)aran ‘valley’ and guren ‘boundary’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Aranguren in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Aranguren has seen a marked increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 85,643, but by 2010, its ranking had improved significantly to 62,531, reflecting an upward change of approximately 27 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also grew from 203 to 320 during this period, indicating a rise of almost 58 percent. Consequently, the proportion of people named Aranguren per 100,000 also increased by 37.5 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#85,643	#62,531	26.99%
Count	203	320	57.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.11	37.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Aranguren

The ethnic identity associated with the Aranguren surname also witnessed changes over the decade as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, about 7.39 percent of those bearing the surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander. This percentage rose to 10.63 in 2010, marking a change of around 44 percent. The percentage of individuals identifying as White saw a drop from 24.63 to 12.19 percent. However, there was a significant increase in the Hispanic category from 66.50 percent to 76.88 percent, which represents a 15.61 percent shift within these ten years. There were no changes in the categories of Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	66.5%	76.88%	15.61%
White	24.63%	12.19%	-50.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander	7.39%	10.63%	43.84%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%