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    The surname Ugarte

    A Spanish surname, carried by 3,272 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex U263

    Ugarte: #9,881 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ugarte #9,881, 3,272 people Ugarte: #9,881 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ugarte #9,881, 3,272 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ugarte is more common than 93.9% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Ugarte, itself borrowed from Basque uharte (“island”).

    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 3,272 people named Ugarte in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 94,360 Americans. That is up 36% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,415.

    #9,881
    rank among US surnames
    3,272
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +35.5%
    change since 2000 (was #11,869)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,875Dewald3,27594,273
    #9,877Portis3,27494,302
    #9,879Soltis3,27394,331
    #9,881Ugarte3,27294,360
    #9,884Blakemore3,27194,389

    Who is named Ugarte

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

    91% of people named Ugarte identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.5% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 91%
    • White (not Hispanic) 7.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    • Two or more races 0.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Ugartes

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Víctor Ugarte
      Bolivian footballer (1926–1995)
    • Manuel Ugarte
      Argentine writer (1875–1951)

    Notable Ugartes come mostly from Bolivia (1) and Argentina (1).

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ugarte come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Ugarte, itself borrowed from Basque uharte (“island”).
    How common is the surname Ugarte?
    3,272 people in the United States had the surname Ugarte in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,360 Americans. It ranked 9,881st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ugarte?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Ugarte identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.5% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Ugarte?
    Víctor Ugarte, Bolivian footballer (1926–1995), followed by Manuel Ugarte.
    Where is the surname Ugarte most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ugarte in Bolivia and Argentina.
    Is the surname Ugarte getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,415 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,272 in 2010, up 36%.