How common is the surname Araiza?

7,095 people in the United States had the surname Araiza in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,516 Americans. It ranked 4,956th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Araiza most common?

Wikidata records people named Araiza in Mexico.

Is the surname Araiza getting more or less common?

More common. 5,284 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,095 in 2010, up 34%.

The surname Araiza

A surname, carried by 7,095 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Araiza is more common than 96.9% of them.

Origin

Variant of Arraiza. This variant is mostly found in Mexico.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,095 people named Araiza in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,516 Americans. That is up 34% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,284.

#4,956

rank among US surnames

7,095

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+34.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,002)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,947	Wilkie	7,116	43,388
#4,948	Wainwright	7,114	43,400
#4,949	Rainwater	7,111	43,418
#4,951	Enright	7,108	43,436
#4,952	Ackley	7,102	43,473
#4,953	Bankston	7,101	43,479
#4,955	Nesmith	7,097	43,504

Who is named Araiza

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Araiza identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.6% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 95%
White (not Hispanic) 4.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%
Two or more races 0.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Araizas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Armando Araiza
Actor, born 1969

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Araiza

Araiza has the Soundex code A620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A620.

Questions

Where does the surname Araiza come from?: Variant of Arraiza. This variant is mostly found in Mexico.
How common is the surname Araiza?: 7,095 people in the United States had the surname Araiza in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,516 Americans. It ranked 4,956th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Araiza?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Araiza identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.6% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Araiza?: Armando Araiza, actor.
Where is the surname Araiza most common?: Wikidata records people named Araiza in Mexico.
Is the surname Araiza getting more or less common?: More common. 5,284 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,095 in 2010, up 34%.