Explore the Family Name Verastegui

The meaning of Verastegui

Basque: Castilianized form (Verástegui) of Berastegi, a habitational name from a place called Berastegi in Gipuzkoa province, Basque Country (Spain), named from the personal name Beraxa or Beratza + the ending -tegi ‘house, workshop of’. Compare Velastegui. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Alfredo, Juan, Emilio, Jesus, Ricardo, Adalid, Adela, Alfonso, Ana, Araceli, Armando, Avelina.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Verastegui has increased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Verastegui was ranked 26,946th most common surname with 847 individuals carrying this name, representing a proportion of 0.31 per 100k people. By 2010, its rank had improved to 21,495th with 1,215 individuals identified with this surname, raising the proportion to 0.41 per 100k people. This represents a significant increase of 20.23% in rank and a substantial 43.45% increase in count over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,946	#21,495	20.23%
Count	847	1,215	43.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.41	32.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Verastegui

In terms of ethnicity, the census data shows that the majority of people with the Verastegui surname identify as Hispanic. In 2000, 93.86% of Verasteguis were of Hispanic ethnicity, slightly decreasing to 93.00% by 2010. The number of Verasteguis identifying as White also mildly increased from 5.67% in 2000 to 6.58% in 2010, showing a change of 16.05%. There were no Verasteguis who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years. This data is based on figures from the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	93.86%	93%	-0.92%
White	5.67%	6.58%	16.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%