Explore the Family Name Iturriaga

The meaning of Iturriaga

Basque: topographic or habitational name referring to a house named with it(h)urri ‘spring’ + the locative suffix -aga ‘place or group of’, hence ‘place where the spring is’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Iturriaga in the United States has noticeably increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 70,052nd in terms of popularity but jumped significantly to a ranking of 52,619 by 2010; this marks an impressive rise of approximately 24.89%. The number of individuals carrying this surname also saw a substantial increase during this period, rising from 261 in 2000 to 394 in 2010, reflecting a growth rate of nearly 51%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100 thousand also rose from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,052	#52,619	24.89%
Count	261	394	50.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.13	30%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Iturriaga

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Iturriaga surname identify as Hispanic, making up 88.89% of the group in 2000 and 87.82% in 2010 - a slight decrease of 1.20%. The second major group under the Iturriaga surname identifies as White, which showed a significant increase from 9.58% in 2000 to 11.93% in 2010, accounting for a boost of 24.53%. No individuals with the surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Data for those identifying as two or more races was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	88.89%	87.82%	-1.2%
White	9.58%	11.93%	24.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%