Explore the Family Name Izazaga

The meaning of Izazaga

Hispanic (Mexico): possibly an altered form of Basque Izaga, itself a Castilianized form of a topographic or habitational name referring to a house named with i(h)i ‘rush, reed’ + the suffix -tza denoting abundance (see Iza) + the locative suffix -aga ‘place or group of’.

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

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Izazaga significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 75,219th most popular, but by 2010 it had climbed to the rank of 45,189th, representing a remarkable growth of nearly 40%. The number of individuals with this surname also experienced a substantial spike. In 2000, there were 239 people named Izazaga in the U.S., however, that count nearly doubled to 474 by 2010, an increase of 98.33%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 also saw a rapid rise from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.16 in 2010, marking a change of 77.78%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,219	#45,189	39.92%
Count	239	474	98.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.16	77.78%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Izazaga

The ethnicity of those bearing the surname Izazaga, as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census, predominantly falls within the Hispanic category. In 2000, 99.16% of Izazagas identified as Hispanic, a figure that slightly decreased to 98.73% by 2010. During this decade, there was also a small emergence of Izazagas identifying as White, increasing from 0% in 2000 to 1.05% in 2010. Data for other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native either remained at 0% or were suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	99.16%	98.73%	-0.43%
White	0%	1.05%	0%
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%