This is a list of surnames in which the usage is Basque; and the pattern is *a.
Aldana BasqueFrom the name of a Basque town, derived from
aldats meaning
"slope".
Aritza Spanish, BasqueFrom Basque
aritz meaning
"oak tree". This was a nickname of Iñigo, the first king of Pamplona, Spain (9th century).
Arriola Spanish, BasqueFrom Basque place names, themselves derived from Basque
arri "stone" and
-ola "place of, house".
Bengoetxea BasqueMeans
"the house furthest down" from Basque
bengo "furthest down" and
etxe "house".
Gebara BasqueHabitational name for someone who lived in Gebara, a village in the province of Álava in Spain.
Iturburua BasqueMeans
"by the fountain" in Basque, from
iturri "fountain, spring".
Loyola Spanish, BasqueFrom the name of a place name near the town of Azpeitia in the Basque Country of Spain, derived from Basque
loi meaning "mud". This was the birthplace of Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), the founder of Jesuits.
Ola BasqueFrom Basque
ola meaning
"hut, small house, forge".
Urbina BasqueDerived from Basque
ur "water" and
bi "two", indicating a place where two waterways met.
Zabala BasqueOriginally denoted someone who lived in a place of this name in Biscay. It is derived from Basque
zabal meaning "large, wide".
Zubizarreta BasqueMeans
"old bridge", from Basque
zubia "bridge" and
zahar "old". A famous bearer is the Spanish soccer player Andoni Zubizarreta (1961-).
Zuñiga BasqueFrom the name of a Spanish town, formerly named Estuniga in Basque, possibly derived from Basque
istuin "channel, strait".