# Eguia (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/eguia/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,626 |
| US rank (2010) | 17,367 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 189,880 people |
| Change since 2000 | +35% (1,201 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicization of Spanish Eguía, from Basque Egia

## Who carries it

Share of people named Eguia in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 4.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 89% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |

## Similar surnames

Eck, Eskew, Esh, Esch, Eich, Ek, Eash, Eick, Esau, Egge, Escue, Equihua.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.