Explore the Family Name Arbizu

The meaning of Arbizu

Basque: habitational name from the town of Arbizu in Pamplona province (Navarre), which is named with Basque arbizu ‘turnip field’, from (h)arbi ‘turnip’ + the suffix -zu ‘abundance of’. Compare Albizu, Arvizo, Arvizu, and Arviso.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Arbizu's popularity has seen a notable uptick in the last decade. In 2000, it was ranked 52,500 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it had climbed to 41,303 - that's a significant rise of 21.33%. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Arbizu surname increased from 371 to 527 during the same period, marking a 42.05% growth. The proportion of people named Arbizu per 100,000 also rose by 28.57%, going from 0.14 to 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,500	#41,303	21.33%
Count	371	527	42.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.18	28.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Arbizu

The ethnicity associated with the Arbizu surname, as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census, is predominantly Hispanic. In both 2000 and 2010, Hispanics accounted for over 87% of those with the Arbizu surname, with a slight increase of 0.05% between the two years. Whites constituted the second largest ethnic group, registering a 15.46% growth from 9.7% in 2000 to 11.2% in 2010. Meanwhile, American Indian and Alaskan Natives made up 2.43% of the Arbizus in 2000, but this figure was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or of two or more races among the Arbizus, nor were there any Black individuals recorded.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	87.06%	87.1%	0.05%
White	9.7%	11.2%	15.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.43%	0%	0%