The surname Lizarraga
A Spanish surname, carried by 6,494 people in the United States.
4 syllables Soundex L262
Origin
Spanish origin
Borrowed from Spanish Lizárraga, from Basque lizarr (“ash tree”) + the locative suffix -aga.
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 6,494 people named Lizarraga in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,543 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,741.
Who is named Lizarraga
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
95% of people named Lizarraga identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.6% as white (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 95%
- White (not Hispanic) 4.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%
- Two or more races 0.1%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Famous Lizarragas
1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Gwendolyn LizarragaActivist and politician from Belize, 1901–1975
Other Spanish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Lizarraga come from?
- Borrowed from Spanish Lizárraga, from Basque lizarr (“ash tree”) + the locative suffix -aga.
- How common is the surname Lizarraga?
- 6,494 people in the United States had the surname Lizarraga in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,543 Americans. It ranked 5,361st of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Lizarraga?
- In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Lizarraga identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.6% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Lizarraga?
- Gwendolyn Lizarraga, activist and politician from Belize.
- Where is the surname Lizarraga most common?
- Wikidata records people named Lizarraga in British Honduras.
- Is the surname Lizarraga getting more or less common?
- More common. 4,741 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,494 in 2010, up 37%.