Type Surname (from location)
Usage Basque (Hispanicized)
Pronounced Pron. [li.ˈθa.ra.ɣ̞a](Spanish) [li.ˈsa.ra.ɣ̞a](Latin American Spanish, Filipino Spanish) [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsLizarraga, Leizarraga, Lejarraga
Meaning & History
Castilianized form of Basque Lizarraga, a habitational name from any of several places derived from Basque lizar (archaic form leizar) "ash tree" and the locative suffix -aga meaning "abundance of" or "place of".