Explore the Family Name Urdaneta

The meaning of Urdaneta

Basque: habitational name from either of two places called Urdaneta in Gipuzkoa province (Basque Country, Spain), named from urde ‘pig, wild boar’ + the collective suffix -eta ‘place or group of’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Urdaneta has seen significant growth in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In terms of rank, it leaped from 49,159 in 2000 to 30,043 in 2010, a staggering rise of approximately 39%. The count of people with this surname also nearly doubled during this decade, increasing by over 94% from 402 to 781. Accordingly, the proportion of individuals with the Urdaneta surname per 100,000 people also increased by around 73%, from 0.15 to 0.26.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,159	#30,043	38.89%
Count	402	781	94.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.26	73.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Urdaneta

The ethnic identity of those bearing the Urdaneta surname also changed moderately over the same period, as shown by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic increased slightly by about 3%, from 86.57% in 2000 to 89.24% in 2010, indicating that this surname is predominantly associated with the Hispanic ethnicity. There was a noticeable increase in the Black community, from 0% to 0.77%, although the Asian/Pacific Islander group saw a modest rise of around 35%, going from 1.99% to 2.69%. On the other hand, individuals identifying as White decreased significantly by nearly 35%, from 11.19% to 7.30%. No changes were reported for those identifying as two or more races or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	86.57%	89.24%	3.08%
White	11.19%	7.3%	-34.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.99%	2.69%	35.18%
Black	0%	0.77%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%