Explore the Family Name Urquiza

The meaning of Urquiza

Basque: Castilianized form of Urkitza or Urkiza, a topographic name from urki ‘birch tree’ + the suffix -tza denoting abundance, or a habitational name from a place in Biscay so named. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Manuel, Rafael, Sergio, Carlos, Eulalio, Jose, Juan, Aida, Alfredo, Arturo, Domingo, Felipe.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Urquiza has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the rank of this surname was 18,153, but by 2010 it had risen to 13,815, a change of nearly 24%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also grew from 1,414 in 2000 to 2,188 in 2010, marking a notable increase of about 55%. Additionally, the proportion of individuals named Urquiza per 100,000 people climbed by over 42% in the same timeframe.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,153	#13,815	23.9%
Count	1,414	2,188	54.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.74	42.31%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Urquiza

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Urquiza surname identified as Hispanic in both 2000 and 2010. In fact, this group saw a slight increase of about 1.07% over this period. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased by approximately 23%, dropping from 4.38% in 2000 to 3.38% in 2010. Interestingly, there was an emergence of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010 that was not present in the 2000 census data. Meanwhile, there were no recorded changes for those who identified as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or Two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	94.91%	95.93%	1.07%
White	4.38%	3.38%	-22.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.23%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%