How common is the surname Zubia?

2,340 people in the United States had the surname Zubia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 131,943 Americans. It ranked 13,101st of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Zubia getting more or less common?

More common. 1,904 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,340 in 2010, up 23%.

The surname Zubia

A Spanish surname, carried by 2,340 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex Z100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zubia is more common than 91.9% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Zubia, itself from Basque zubi (“bridge”).

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 2,340 people named Zubia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 131,943 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,904.

#13,101

rank among US surnames

2,340

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+22.9%

change since 2000 (was #14,404)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,096	Highland	2,342	131,830
#13,099	Lipford	2,341	131,886
#13,101	Vansant	2,340	131,943
#13,107	Glowacki	2,339	131,999
#13,109	Pabst	2,338	132,055

Who is named Zubia

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

93% of people named Zubia identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.8% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
White (not Hispanic) 5.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Zubia come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Zubia, itself from Basque zubi (“bridge”).
How common is the surname Zubia?: 2,340 people in the United States had the surname Zubia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 131,943 Americans. It ranked 13,101st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Zubia?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Zubia identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Zubia getting more or less common?: More common. 1,904 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,340 in 2010, up 23%.