# Zuniga (surname)

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

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 56,347 |
| US rank (2010) | 600 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 5,479 people |
| Change since 2000 | +44% (39,057 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicization of Spanish Zúñiga, from Basque Zuñiga.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Zuniga 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) | 4.5% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 94% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Zuniga in the United States and Bolivia.

## People named Zuniga

- Daphne Zuniga, American actress
- Juan José Zúñiga, Bolivian military putschist

## Similar surnames

Zhuang, Zhang, Zheng, Zink, Zeng, Zhong, Zang, Zemke, Zinke.

## 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.