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    The surname Olazabal

    A Spanish surname, carried by 539 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex O421

    Olazabal: #40,554 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Olazabal #40,554, 539 people Olazabal: #40,554 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Olazabal #40,554, 539 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Olazabal is more common than 75% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Olazábal, a surname from Basque ola (“forge ironworks; cabin, hut”) + zabal (“wide”).

    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 539 people named Olazabal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 572,812 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 414.

    #40,554
    rank among US surnames
    539
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +30.2%
    change since 2000 (was #48,021)

    Who is named Olazabal

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

    91% of people named Olazabal identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.2% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 91%
    • White (not Hispanic) 8.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Olazabals

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Urko Olazabal
      Basque actor, born 1978

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Olazabal come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Olazábal, a surname from Basque ola (“forge ironworks; cabin, hut”) + zabal (“wide”).
    How common is the surname Olazabal?
    539 people in the United States had the surname Olazabal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 572,812 Americans. It ranked 40,554th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Olazabal?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Olazabal identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.2% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Olazabal?
    Urko Olazabal, Basque actor.
    Where is the surname Olazabal most common?
    Wikidata records people named Olazabal in Spain.
    Is the surname Olazabal getting more or less common?
    More common. 414 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 539 in 2010, up 30%.