The surname Unzueta
A Spanish place surname, carried by 1,036 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex U523
Origin
Spanish origin
Borrowed from Spanish Unzueta, a habitational surname from Basque Untzueta, a neighbourhood in the municipality of Zeberio.
Unzueta is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.
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How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,036 people named Unzueta in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 298,017 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 824.
Who is named Unzueta
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
92% of people named Unzueta identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.6% as white (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
- White (not Hispanic) 6.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Other Spanish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Unzueta come from?
- Borrowed from Spanish Unzueta, a habitational surname from Basque Untzueta, a neighbourhood in the municipality of Zeberio.
- How common is the surname Unzueta?
- 1,036 people in the United States had the surname Unzueta in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,017 Americans. It ranked 24,222nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Unzueta?
- In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Unzueta identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.6% as white (not Hispanic).
- What type of surname is Unzueta?
- Unzueta is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
- Is the surname Unzueta getting more or less common?
- More common. 824 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,036 in 2010, up 26%.