Explore the Family Name Ureta

The meaning of Ureta

Basque: habitational name from either of two places called Ureta in Biscay and Navarre, formed with Basque ur ‘water’ + the collective suffix -eta ‘place or group of’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Ureta" has seen an increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 43,377th most popular surname and by 2010, it had moved up to the 33,810th position. This indicates a significant rise in its popularity by approximately 22.06%. The total count of individuals bearing the surname also increased from 469 in 2000 to 673 in 2010, signifying a substantial growth of 43.5%. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 people also witnessed a growth, moving from 0.17 to 0.23, marking an increase of 35.29%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,377	#33,810	22.06%
Count	469	673	43.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.23	35.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ureta

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that between 2000 and 2010, there was a slight decline in the percentage of Uretas who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, dropping from 23.03% to 21.69%, a decrease of 5.82%. The number of Uretas identifying with two or more races saw an increase from 1.07% to 1.49%, showing a change of 39.25%. Those identifying as White experienced a noticeable drop from 8.96% to 7.28%, a change of -18.75%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic Uretas grew slightly from 66.95% to 69.24%, an increase of 3.42%. For the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, the data was either suppressed for privacy or remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	66.95%	69.24%	3.42%
Asian/Pacific Islander	23.03%	21.69%	-5.82%
White	8.96%	7.28%	-18.75%
Two or More Races	1.07%	1.49%	39.25%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%