Explore the Family Name Iriarte

The meaning of Iriarte

Basque: topographic name for someone who lived between two or more settlements, from iri ‘hamlet, village, settlement’ + arte ‘between, in the midst of’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Carlos, Cesar, Francisco, Alvaro, Javier, Juan, Alberto, Alfonso, Alfredo, Alonso, Angel, Arturo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Iriarte has grown in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name improved from 29,261 in 2000 to 25,332 in 2010, which represents a change of 13.43%. The count of people with this surname also increased by 28.22% from 762 to 977. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Iriarte per 100,000 people grew by 17.86%, from 0.28 to 0.33.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,261	#25,332	13.43%
Count	762	977	28.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.33	17.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Iriarte

The ethnic identity of those sporting the Iriarte surname has also seen some shifts between 2000 and 2010, as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The most significant increase was among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, with a leap of 68.44% from 7.35% to 12.38%. There was also a slight rise in those identifying with two or more races, growing from 1.84% to 2.46%. The White demographic saw a decrease of 24.3%, falling from 13.25% to 10.03%. Those identifying as Hispanic remained the majority, despite a small drop from 76.51% to 74.51%. The percentage of Black individuals decreased by 41.9% from 1.05% to 0.61%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained unchanged at 0.00%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	76.51%	74.51%	-2.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	7.35%	12.38%	68.44%
White	13.25%	10.03%	-24.3%
Two or More Races	1.84%	2.46%	33.7%
Black	1.05%	0.61%	-41.9%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%