# Urzua (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/urzua/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,757 |
| US rank (2010) | 16,385 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 175,723 people |
| Change since 2000 | +39% (1,263 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Ursua |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Urzúa, itself of Basque origin.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Urzua in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 4.2% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 95% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |

## Similar surnames

Ursua, Urias, Urso, Urich, Uhrig, Uhrich, Urick.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.