Explore the Family Name Norzagaray

The meaning of Norzagaray

Basque: Castilianized form of a topographic or habitational name referring to a house named with an unexplained first element + garai ‘high’ or ‘barn, granary’. This surname is very rare in Spain; it is found mainly in Mexico.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Norzagaray has grown in popularity over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked as the 61,855th most common surname, but by 2010, it had moved up to the 49,824th spot, indicating an increase of 19.45 percent. The count of people bearing the surname also saw a significant rise from 303 in 2000 to 421 in 2010, which represents a growth of 38.94 percent. The proportion of individuals with the Norzagaray surname per 100,000 people also increased from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010, a change of 27.27 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,855	#49,824	19.45%
Count	303	421	38.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.14	27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Norzagaray

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the Norzagaray surname identify as Hispanic. In both 2000 and 2010, this group accounted for over 96 percent of people with this surname. The percentage of White individuals increased slightly from 2.31 to 2.38 during the same period. However, the number of American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals with this surname dropped to zero by 2010, down from 1.65 percent in 2000. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, and Black ethnicities were either zero or suppressed for privacy in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	96.04%	96.67%	0.66%
White	2.31%	2.38%	3.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.65%	0%	0%