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    The surname Urquiza

    A Spanish surname, carried by 2,188 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex U622

    Urquiza: #13,815 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Urquiza #13,815, 2,188 people Urquiza: #13,815 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Urquiza #13,815, 2,188 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Urquiza is more common than 91.5% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Urquiza, itself of Basque origin.

    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 2,188 people named Urquiza in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 141,109 Americans. That is up 55% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,414.

    #13,815
    rank among US surnames
    2,188
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +54.7%
    change since 2000 (was #18,153)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,806Mizrahi2,190140,980
    #13,810Rayborn2,189141,044
    #13,815O'Rear2,188141,109
    #13,824Petrey2,187141,173

    Who is named Urquiza

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

    96% of people named Urquiza identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.4% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 96%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Urquizas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Justo José de Urquiza
      Argentine politician and military (1801–1870)

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Urquiza come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Urquiza, itself of Basque origin.
    How common is the surname Urquiza?
    2,188 people in the United States had the surname Urquiza in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,109 Americans. It ranked 13,815th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Urquiza?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Urquiza identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.4% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Urquiza?
    Justo José de Urquiza, Argentine politician and military (1801–1870).
    Where is the surname Urquiza most common?
    Wikidata records people named Urquiza in Argentina.
    Is the surname Urquiza getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,414 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,188 in 2010, up 55%.