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    The surname Eguia

    A Spanish surname, carried by 1,626 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex E200

    Eguia: #17,367 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Eguia #17,367, 1,626 people Eguia: #17,367 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Eguia #17,367, 1,626 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Eguia is more common than 89.3% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Anglicization of Spanish Eguía, from Basque Egia

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,626 people named Eguia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 189,880 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,201.

    #17,367
    rank among US surnames
    1,626
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +35.4%
    change since 2000 (was #20,528)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,359Tussey1,627189,764
    #17,367Safi1,626189,880

    Who is named Eguia

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

    89% of people named Eguia identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 4.5% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 89%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 6.0%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.5%
    • Two or more races 0.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Eguia come from?
    Anglicization of Spanish Eguía, from Basque Egia
    How common is the surname Eguia?
    1,626 people in the United States had the surname Eguia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 189,880 Americans. It ranked 17,367th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Eguia?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Eguia identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Is the surname Eguia getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,201 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,626 in 2010, up 35%.