Basque names are used in the Basque Country (northern Spain and southern France).
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
ABENDAÑOBasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of Zarautz.
ABURTOBasque, Spanish, Spanish (Mexican) The surname Aburto is a topographic name from Basque aburto ‘place of kermes oaks’, from abur ‘kermes oak’ + the locative suffix -lo.
ADURIZBasque A famous bearer of this surname is Aritz Aduriz, a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao as a striker.
AGERREBasque This indicates familial origin within either of 3 neighborhoods in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques: the one in the commune of Mugerre, the one in the commune of Hendaia, or the one in the commune of Maule-Lextarre.
AGINAGABasque Habitational name from a place named Aginaga, from Basque (h)agin meaning "yew tree" combined with -aga, a collective suffix.
ALDATZBasque This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous Navarrese neighborhoods: the one in Larraun, Comarca of Leitzaldea or the one in Itza, Comarca of Iruñerria.
ALKAIAGABasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Lesaka.
ALLALABasque A diminutive of AYALA. The spelling was altered by Jose Maria Ayala, whose son Domingo Allala was related from his marriage to Estefana Champion-Werbisky, descendant of the Champion family from Rovigno, Croatia-Italy... [more]
ALLENDEBasque, Spanish Basque surname possibly linked to the Spanish word allende of Latin origin meaning "beyond" or "besides".
AMAYABasque Spanish: habitational name, from the name of a mountain and an ancient city in the province of Burgos, probably derived from Basque amai ‘end’ + the article suffix -a.
AMETXAZURRABasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Gordexola.
AMETZAGABasque This indicates familial origin within any of 3 eponymous neighborhoods: the one in the municipality of Asparrena, the one in the municipality of Meñaka, or the one in the municipality of Zuia.
ARAMBURÚBasque Famous bearers of this surname is Fernando Aramburu, a Spanish writer and Pedro Eugenio Aramburu, he was an Argentine Army general.
ARANABasque This indicates familial origin within either of 3 eponymous localities: the hamlet in the County of Trebiñu, the neighborhood in Gasteiz, or the neighborhood in Bermeo.
ARANBURUBasque Proper, non-Castilianized form of ARAMBURÚ, literally meaning the peak of a valley.
ARAQUISTAINBasque, Spanish ''Place of the ferns'' in Basque. It first appeared when a family arrived for the first time to a part of the Pyrenees where they where a lot of ferns. Then, that family, changed their last name to ''Araquistain'' which means ''place of the ferns'' in basque.
ARBIZUBasque It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese municipality.
ARMENDARITZEBasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous commune in the French arrondissement of Baiona.
ARMENDARIZSpanish, Basque from the Basque personal name Armendari or Armentari, from Latin Armentarius 'herdsman'. Spanish and French variant of ARMENDARITZE, a habitational name from a village in Low Navarre named Armendaritze.
ARTEAGABasque It literally means a place where there are live oaks &/or evergreen oaks.
ARTETABasque This indicates familial origin within either of 3 eponymous localities: the neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Ollaran, the neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Ezporogi, or the neighborhood of the municipality of Galdakao.
ARTZINIEGABasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
AYALABasque Habitational name or topographic name from Basque ai "slope", "hillside" + al(h)a "pasture".
AYBARBasque (Spanish, Rare) Aybar Name Meaning. Spanish (of Basque origin): habitational name, in most cases probably from Aibar in Navarre, but in some cases perhaps a variant of Eibar, the name of a place in Gipuzkoa. The place names are from Basque ai 'side', 'slope' + ibar 'flood plain', 'valley'.
BERGARABasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
BERROABasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Baigorri in the French canton of Euskal Mendialdea.
BERTIZBasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Bertizarana.
BIKUÑABasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous village in Araba.
DE LARRINAGABasque Family name of owners of the old Larrinaga Shipping Company that had it's base in Liverpool. Original owner of the Palacio de Larrinaga was Ramon de Larrinaga.
ELIOBasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese locality.
ELISABELARBasque Meaning prairie or meadow of the church. It's a surname of the christian inspiration.
ELIZABELARBasque The Basque surname Elizabelar or De Elizabelar means "meadow of the church,". It's a surname that belongs to Celtic families. The Basques come from the ancient Celtic ethnic group (Celtic tribe) in the Pyrenees called (named) the baskunes or the barskunes (the people of the above).
ELKANOBasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Eguesibar.
ELORTZBasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Noain Elortzibar.
ERASOBasque This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous Navarrese neighborhoods: Eraso, Municipality of Imotz or Eraso, Municipality of Larraun.
ERRATZURIZBasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous farmhouse in the Navarrese municipality of Baztan.
ETXAGUEBasque This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous Navarrese localities.
ETXALARBasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese municipality.
ETXAURIBasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese municipality.
ETXEBERRIBasque This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous locations: the neighborhood of the municipality of Hernani (in the Comarca of Donostialdea) or the neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Arakil.
GALARTZABasque This indicates familial origin within either of 3 eponymous neighborhoods: the one in Etxebarria, Comarca of Lea-Artibai, the one in Larrabetzu, Comarca of Bilbo, or the one in Aretxabaleta, Comarca of Debagoiena.
GAMIZBasque This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous neighborhoods: the one in the municipality of Gasteiz or the one in the municipality of Gamiz-Fika.
GARATEBasque Habitational name from a town called Garate in Basque Country, or topographic name, possibly from a derivative of Basque gara ‘height’, ‘peak’.
GARDEABasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Laudio.
GARIBAIBasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Oñati in the Comarca of Debagoiena.
IARTZABasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Abaltzisketa.
IBAIGURENBasque Means "river's edge" from the Basque words ibai, meaning "river" and guren, meaing "edge".
IBARGUENBasque Proper, non-Castilianized form of IBARGÜEN; it indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Zeanuri.
IRIARTEBasque Topographic name for someone who lived between two or more settlements, from Basque iri meaning ‘"settlement", "village" + arte meaning "between".
IZAGUIRREBasque Basque surname meaning open space or pasture exposed to the winds".
IZARRABasque This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous neighborhoods: the one in the municipality of Gasteiz or the one in the municipality of Urkabustaiz.
IZTURITZEBasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous commune of the French canton of Bidaxunerria, Amikuze eta Oztibarre.
LAZKAOBasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
LECUBARRIBasque Noble and old surname from the province of Biscay in the Basque Country, were it was first recorded. It comes from the roots "lek(h)u" meaning "place", and the ending "barri" which means "new" in the Basque language... [more]
LEGAZPIBasque It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality with the coordinates 43° 03′ 18″ N, 2° 20′ 06″ W.
LIZÁRRAGABasque Habitational name from any of three places called Lizarraga, in Navarra and Alava and Guipuzcoa provinces, which are named from Basque lizarr (or le(i)zar) "ash tree" and the locative suffix -aga.
LOAIZABasque Topographic name from Basque loa meaning "mud", "mire", with the suffix -tza denoting abundance.
LUZABasque Surname originally used by people from Lusa, Castro Urdiales, Spain. It comes from the Basque word "luze" (long, tall), possibly of Celtic origin.
MENDARTEBasque This is a (nearly extinct) Basque surname of Gipuzkoan origin. It is a topographic name for someone who lived near a mountain. (Basque mendi = Mountain, arteko = near/in between)... [more]
MENDIETABasque This indicates familial origin within any of 3 eponymous neighborhoods: the one in the municipality of Ajangiz, the one in the municipality of Lemoa, or the one in the municipality of Artziniega.
MENDIGURENBasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Gasteiz.
MENDINUETABasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of Itzagaondoa.
MENDIOLABasque Derived from given masculine names Menendo and Andrea
MENDIZABALBasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of Arratzua-Ubarrundia that the falangists demolished in 1959 to make way for a reservoir.
OIANGURENBasque This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous neighborhoods: the one in the municipality of Elorrio or the one in the municipality of Askoitia.
OIARTZUNBasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
OIBARBasque This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese municipality.