Explore the Family Name Luzuriaga

The meaning of Luzuriaga

Basque: habitational name from a place so named in the province of Araba/Álava, Basque Country (Spain), composed of Basque lu ‘ground, land’ + zuri ‘white’ + the locative suffix -aga ‘place or group of’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Luzuriaga has seen significant growth between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Luzuriaga was ranked 64,186 in popularity with a count of 290 individuals possessing the surname. By 2010, the rank had improved to 49,546, an upward shift of 22.81%. The count also rose to 424, marking a 46.21% increase in the number of individuals with the Luzuriaga surname. This resulted in an increase in the proportion per 100k from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010, a growth rate of 27.27%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,186	#49,546	22.81%
Count	290	424	46.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.14	27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Luzuriaga

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the distribution of the Luzuriaga surname among different ethnic groups has changed over time. In 2000, a large majority of individuals with this surname identified as Hispanic (83.79%). However, this percentage fell slightly to 78.07% by 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion of Luzuriaga bearers identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and White increased from 4.83% and 10.69% respectively in 2000 to 8.25% and 13.68% in 2010. The proportions for other ethnic identities such as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained stable at 0.00%, indicating no individuals with the Luzuriaga surname identified with these groups in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	83.79%	78.07%	-6.83%
White	10.69%	13.68%	27.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.83%	8.25%	70.81%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%