Basque Submitted Surnames

Abarzúa Basque (Hispanicized)
Altered form of Basque Abartxua, probably derived from a place name.

Abechuco Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Abetxuko.

Abendaño Basque, Spanish
From the name of a neighborhood in Basque Country, Spain, of uncertain etymology.

Abetxuko Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Gasteiz, Basque Country.

Aburto Basque, Spanish, Mexican
Topographic name from Basque aburto "place of kermes oaks", derived from abur "kermes oak".

Achával Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Atxabal.

Adames Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish (Latin American)
From the given name Adame.

Aduriz Basque
Patronymic from the given name Adur, meaning "luck, fate" in Basque.

Agerre Basque
Variant of Aguirre.

Aginaga Basque
Habitational name from a place named Aginaga, from Basque (h)agin meaning "yew tree" combined with -aga, a collective suffix.

Aguerre Basque (Gallicized)
Parisianized form of Agerre.

Aguiñaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Aginaga.

Aibar Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Oibar.

Aiestaran Basque
From the name of a farmhouse in the municipality of Trapagaran, Basque Country.

Akarregi Basque
Derived from Akerregi, the name of a place in Basque Country composed of aker "goat, billy goat" combined with either hegi "side, slope, bank; edge, border" or -egi "place".

Albeiz Basque (Rare)
From the name of a village (also called Albéniz) in Álava, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque albeni, which could mean "strand of thread", "thin, twisted", or "edge, bank, margin" combined with the toponymic suffix -iz, or perhaps (h)aitz "rock, stone"... [more]

Albéniz Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Albeiz.

Albizu Basque
Variant of Arbizu.

Albizua Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Orozko, Basque Country.

Alcayaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Alkaiaga.

Alcuaz Basque, Spanish

Aldaia Basque, Spanish
From the name of a municipality in Valencia, Spain, probably derived from Arabic الضيعة‎ (ad-day'a) meaning "the village" (compare Aldea).

Aldatz Basque
The name of two towns in Basque Country, Spain, derived from alde "side, slope" and the suffix -tza.

Aldaz Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Aldatz.

Aldazabal Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous farmhouse in the municipality of Azkoitia.

Alduate Basque (Rare)
From the name of a location in Urraulbeiti valley, Navarre, possibly derived from Basque altu "tall, high" combined with either una "pasture" or une "place" and -eta "place of, abundance of"... [more]

Aldunate Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Alduate.

Alkaiaga Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Lesaka, Nevarre, of uncertain etymology. The last element is almost certainly -aga "place of, group of"; suggestions for the other elements include Basque a(ha)l "power, capacity, might" and kai "dock, pier, harbour", or alka "wild oats, wild grass", or alk "rock" and ai "slope".

Alkain Basque
Etymology uncertain. Possibly derived from a place name, using the Basque toponymic suffix -ain with an uncertain first element.

Alkiza Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.

Allala Basque, Spanish
Variant spelling of Ayala, in at least one case altered to avoid confusion with an unrelated person of the same name, and apparently to distance the bearer from prejudice against hispanics.

Allende Basque, Spanish
Means "beyond, yonder; on the other side" in Spanish, though it possibly derives from Basque aihen "vine, shoot" or ale "grain" combined with the collective suffix -di, meaning "pasture, cereal field".

Almandoz Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Baztan.

Alquiza Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Alkiza.

Amaya Spanish, Basque (Hispanicized)
From the name of a mountain and an ancient city in the province of Burgos, Spain, possibly derived from Basque amai "end, ending" and the article suffix -a. Compare the given name Amaia.

Amechazurra Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Ametxazurra.

Amestoy Spanish, French, Basque
From Basque Ameztoia, a common place name in Basque Country meaning "oak forest".

Ametxazurra Basque
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Gordexola.

Ametzaga Basque (Rare)
Habitational name derived from Basque ametz "oak tree, Pyrenean oak" and the locative suffix -aga "place of, abundance of".

Amézaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Ametzaga.

Amezcua Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Amezkua.

Amezkua Basque (Rare)
Habitational name meaning "place of the oak trees", derived from Basque ametz "Pyrenean oak (tree)" and the locative suffix -ko.

Amézola Spanish, Basque

Ameztoi Spanish (Rare), Basque (Rare)
Variant of Amestoy.

Ameztoy Spanish, Basque
Variant of Amestoy.

Amunategi Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque -tegi "place of" and an uncertain first element, possibly amuno "hill, mound" or amuna "grandmother".

Amunátegui Basque (Hispanicized, Rare)
Castilianized form of Amunategi.

Amuskibar Basque
Habitational name possibly derived from Basque amusko "dark" and ibar "valley, riverbank".

Amuzquívar Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Amuskibar.

Anaya Basque
From Basque Anaia, a given name or byname meaning "brother".

Anchorena Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Antsorena.

Andia Basque
Derived from Basque (h)andi "great" and the definite article -a.

Andicoechea Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Andikoetxea.

Andikoetxea Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the town of Kortezubi, Biscay, possibly derived from Basque (h)andiko "distant, remote; from the other side" and etxe "house, home, building". Alternatively, the first element could instead derive from (h)andi "big, large, great" and the locative suffix -ko.

Anduaga Basque

Añorbe Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese municipality.

Antsorena Basque

Anza Basque
From Basque, which refers to a pasture in the dwarf elder trees.

Aramberri Basque
From Basque aran "valley" and berri "new".... [more]

Aramburú Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Habitational or topographic name derived from Basque (h)aran "valley" and buru "head, top, summit".

Arana Basque
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.

Aranburu Basque
Original Basque form of Aramburú, literally meaning "valley peak".

Arancibia Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Arantzibia.

Arangiz Basque
From the name of a hamlet in Álava, Spain, probably derived from Basque aran "valley" and gisu "lime, limestone".

Aránguiz Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Arangiz.

Aranguren Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque aran "valley" and -guren "limit, edge, bank".

Aranibar Basque
It indicates familial origin near Aranibar Palace in the Navarrese municipality of Arantza.

Arantzibia Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque arantza "thorn, buckthorn" and ibi "ford, river crossing"

Araquistain Basque, Spanish
From Basque Arakistain, possibly derived from ira(k) "fern" and the toponymic suffix -ain.

Arbizu Basque
From the name of a village in Nevarre, Spain, meaning "turnip field", derived from Basque (h)arbi "turnip" and -zu "abundance of".

Arcaya Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Arkaia.

Arceniega Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Artziniega.

Arciniega Basque
Castilianized form. Name for someone from the Spanish town of Artziniega. The town's name likely comes from the Basque artzain meaning "shepherd" and -aga, a suffix for place names.

Arciniegas Basque
Pluralized variant of Arciniega.

Arechaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Aretxaga.

Arechederra Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Aretxederra.

Arellano Basque, Spanish
From the name of a town in Nevarre, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from either of the Latin personal names Valerius or Aurelius, indicating land owned by someone of the name, or from Basque aritz "oak (tree)" (see haritz).

Arestegui Basque (Hispanicized)

Aretxabaleta Basque
Original Basque form of Arechavaleta, composed of aritx (a variant of haritz) meaning "oak tree" or "tree" combined with zabal "wide, ample" and the suffix -eta meaning "abundance of" or "place of".

Aretxaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous ghost town within the council of Murgia in the municipality of Zuia.

Aretxederra Basque
Habitational name from a neighborhood in the municipality of Gordexola, Spain, derived from Basque aretx "oak tree" (a variant of haritz) and eder "beautiful, good; abundant".

Argandoña Basque
From the name of a hamlet in Álava, Spain, derived from Basque (h)argan "stony place" and the toponymic suffix -oña.

Argindegi Basque
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Legazpi.

Arguindegui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Argindegi.

Aristizabal Basque
It indicates familial origin near the eponymous farmhouse in Gipuzkoa.

Aritzala Basque (Rare)
From the name of a municipality in Navarre, Spain, probably derived from Basque haritz "oak tree" and ala "pasture, meadow".

Aritzaleta Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the Navarrese municipality of Deierri.

Arizala Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Aritzala.

Arizaleta Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Aritzaleta.

Arizcun Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Arizkun.

Arizkun Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality in the Navarrese municipality of Baztan.

Arkaia Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Gasteiz.

Arlegi Basque
From the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque (h)egi "slope, hillside; edge, border" combined with either (h)arri "stone", arlo "field", or erle "bee" as a first element.

Arlegui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Arlegi.

Armendarits Basque (Gallicized)
Parisianized form of Armendaritze.

Armendaritze Basque (Rare)
From the name of a commune in the French arrondissement of Bayonne, or directly from a patronymic form of the given name Armentarius.

Armendariz Spanish, Basque
Variant of Basque Armendaritze, a habitational name from a village in Low Navarre named Armendaritze, or directly from a patronymic form of the Basque personal name Armendari or Armentari, from Latin Armentarius "herdsman".

Aróstegui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Aroztegi.

Aroztegi Basque
From the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, meaning "carpenter’s workshop, blacksmith’s shop" in Basque, ultimately derived from arotz "carpenter, blacksmith" and -tegi "house, workshop; place of".

Arrano Basque
Derived from the Basque word "Arranoa", meaning eagle.

Arrechea Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Arretxea.

Arregi Basque
Derived from Basque (h)arri "stone, rock" and -egi "place".

Arregui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Arregi.

Arretxea Basque
From the name of a hamlet in south-western France, derived from Basque (h)arri "stone, rock" and etxe "house, home, building".

Arriaga Basque

Arrigunaga Basque
From the name of a beach in the municipality of Getxo, Spain, possibly derived from Basque (h)arri "stone, rock" combined with gune "place, area" and the collective suffix -aga.

Arrillaga Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Usurbil, Spain, derived from Basque (h)arri "stone, rock" and a variant form of (h)iri "town, city" combined with -aga "place of, abundance of".

Arroitz Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Navarre, Spain, possibly derived from Basque (h)arri "stone, rock".

Arróniz Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Arroitz.

Arrue Basque

Artabia Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Allin, Navarre, possibly derived from Basque arte "oak (tree), evergreen oak, holm oak" or arto "millet; corn, maize" combined with the suffix -be "lower part".

Artavia Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Artabia.

Arteaga Basque
Derived from Basque arte "oak tree; holm oak, evergreen oak" and -aga "place of, group of".

Artega Basque
Variant of Arteaga.

Arteta Basque
Habitational name from any of several places in Navarre and Biscay, Spain, derived from Basque arte "oak tree, holm oak" and the toponymic suffix -eta "place of, abundance of".

Artziniega Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Álava, Basque Country, probably derived from Basque artzain "shepherd" and -aga "place of, group of".

Arzamendia Basque
"mountain bear"

Arzola Basque
Castilianized form of a Basque topographic name, derived from (h)arri "stone, rock; glass" combined with -tza "large quantity, abundance" and -ola "location, place of".

Asensio Basque
It signifies "dweller at the place where the blackberry bushes grew."

Asitimbay Basque (Hispanicized)

Aspizúa Spanish, Basque

Atondo Basque
From the name of a neighbourhood in Itza, Navarre, meaning "next to the gorge, beside the mountain pass", derived from Basque ate "door, gate; gorge, narrow pass" and ondo "side, base, foundation; next to, beside".

Atxabal Basque
It indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the eponymous mountain in the municipality of Zuia.

Avendaño Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Abendaño.

Aybar Basque (Hispanicized, 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'.

Ayestarán Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Aiestaran.

Azcárate Spanish, Basque

Azcárraga Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Azkarraga.

Azcona Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Azkona.

Azkarraga Basque
Derived from Basque azkar "maple tree" and -aga "place of, group of". Alternatively, it may contain the element harri "stone, rock".

Azkona Basque
From the name of a location in Navarre also called Aizkoa, probably derived from Basque (h)aitz "stone, rock", though azkon "badger" has also been suggested.

Azpilcueta Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Azpilkueta.

Azpilkueta Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous settlement in the Navarrese municipality of Baztan.

Azua Basque
Habitational and topographic name derived from Basque (h)artsu "stony place; rocky", itself derived from (h)arri "stone, rock" and the suffix -tsu.

Bacque Basque, French
Possibly derived from French Basque "Basque (person)" (compare Vasco).

Baigorri Basque
From the name of a commune in Bayonne, France, derived from Basque ibai "river" and gorri "red" or "bare, naked".

Bakedano Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Ameskoabarrena.

Balmaceda Spanish, Basque
From Balmaseda, the name of a town and municipality in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country of Spain. It is derived from Spanish val meaning "valley" and Basque mahatseta meaning "vineyard"... [more]

Balmaseda Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.

Baquedano Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Bakedano.

Barreneche Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Barrenetxe.

Barrenetxe Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Larrabetzu, Spain, derived from Basque barren "inside, interior; deep; lower part" and etxe "house, building".

Barroeta Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque berro "bramble, thicket, bush" and the toponymic suffix -eta "place of, abundance of".

Barrundia Basque
From the name of a municipality in Álava, Basque Country, derived from barruti "district, area".

Basarrate Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous area of the district of Santutxu in the city of Bilbao.

Bentaberri Spanish (Latin American), Basque
Variant of Bentaberry.

Bentaberry French, Spanish (Latin American), Basque
From Basque Bentaberri or Bentaberria, both common place names in Basque Country meaning "new inn".

Bentaverri Spanish (Latin American), Basque
Variant of Bentaberry.

Bentaverry Spanish (Latin American), Basque
Variant of Bentaberry.

Beramendi Basque
Derived from Basque behera "below, under" and mendi "mountain".

Berastegi Basque
From the name of a town in Basque Country, Spain, derived from the Basque suffix -(t)egi "house, workshop; place of" and an uncertain first element. Possibly from the given name Beraxa (also written Beratza, Berasa, or Beraza), itself possibly from beratz "soft", or from the element beratz which means "meadow, grassy place"... [more]

Berástegui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Berastegi.

Bergara Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, of uncertain etymology. Possibly contains the Basque element garai "high, tall; top" or kala "cove; place for fishing".

Bermeo Basque
From the town Bermeo in Biscay (Basque Country, Spain). Origin likely pre-Roman.

Berroa Basque
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Baigorri in the French canton of Euskal Mendialdea.

Bertiz Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Bertizarana, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque berta "near, close, next to" or bertze "other" combined with either (h)aitz "rock, stone" or the toponymic suffix -iz.

Bidaurreta Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese municipality.

Bikandi Basque
Possibly derived from Latin vicus "street, neighbourhood; village, hamlet" and Basque (h)andi "big, large". Alternatively, the first element could be from bike "steep slope".

Bikuña Basque
From the name of a village in Álava, Basque Country, possibly derived from Latin vicus "street, neighbourhood; village, hamlet" and Basque on "good". Alternatively, the first element could be related to bike "steep slope".

Biteri Basque
Non-Castilianized form of Viteri.

Biurrarena Spanish, Basque

Bizkarra Basque
Derived from Basque bizkar "back (of a mountain), hill, slope".

Bizkarrondo Basque
It literally means "near the shoulder of a mountain".

Bolloqui Basque
Means "mill place."

Bonba Basque, Spanish
From Basque bonba meaning "bomb", (Latin bombus), hence probably a nickname for someone with an explosive temperament, or a metonymic occupational name for an artilleryman.

Bordaberry French, Spanish (Latin American), Basque
From Basque Bordaberri or Bordaberria, both widespread place names meaning "new hut/sheepfold/farm".

Boronda American (Hispanic), Basque
Boronda is a Californio surname that is also of Basque origin. Boronda is the name of a place in Salinas California named after Jose Eusebio Boronda where he made his house out of Adobe. Today, It is a California national Historic landmark in Boronda road in Salinas.

Bringas Basque, Spanish
Etymology unknown.

Bujanda Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Kanpezu.

Burruchaga Spanish, Basque (Hispanicized)
Altered form of Basque Burutxaga, a habitational name from a location in Navarre, Spain, possibly derived from buru "head; top, summit; leader, chief" or burutza "office of chief" combined with -aga "place of".

Buruaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Zigoitia.

Campisteguy Basque (Gallicized)
Parisianized form of Kanpistegi.

Camus Basque
From the name of a location in Bermeo, Vizcaya (or Biscay), a Basque region in Spain.

Cárcamo Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of the toponym Karkamu.

Careaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Kareaga.

Carranza Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Karrantza.

Casavantes French, Spanish, Basque
Topographic name composed of casa "house" + avant "ahead of forward" + the suffix -es, denoting one who lived in the house located at the beginning of a village. This surname has died out in France.

Cegama Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Zegama.

Chiriboga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Txiriboga.

Cigarroa Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Zigarroa.

Cortázar Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Kortazar.

Cruchaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Krutxaga.

Curutchet Basque
Variation of Gurutzeta

De Anza Basque (Hispanicized, Rare)
An extremely rare surname of Basque origin. From Basque anza which refers to a pasture in the dwarf trees with the Spanish prefix de meaning "from".

De Larrinaga Basque
Variant of Larrañaga.

Echagüe Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Etxague.

Echalar Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Etxalar.

Echauri Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Etxauri.

Echegaray Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Etxegarai.

Echenique Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Etxenike.

Echeverri Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Etxeberri.

Echezarreta Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Etxezarreta.

Egia Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque (h)egi "border, edge; hill, slope, bank".

Egiarreta Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighbourhood in Arakil, Navarre, possibly derived from Basque (h)egi "side, slope, bank; edge, border" combined with (h)arri "stone, rock" and -eta "place of, abundance of".

Egilatz Basque (Rare, Archaic)
From the name of a town in Álava, Basque Country, derived from (h)egi "border, edge; hill, slope, bank" and lats "brook, small stream", or possibly latz "rough, crude".

Eguía Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Egia.

Eguiarreta Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Egiarreta.

Eguílaz Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Egilatz.

Elcano Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Elkano.

Elejalde Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Elexalde.

Elexalde Basque
The name of several locations in Biscay, Spain, derived from Basque elexa "church" (variant of eliza) and -alde "near, by; side". Compare Elizalde.

Elgeta Basque (Rare)
From the name of a town in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, derived from Basque elge "cultivated land, field" and the suffix -eta "place of, abundance of".

Elgezabal Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Zornotza, Spain, derived from Basque elge "field, cultivated land" and zabal "wide, broad, open".

Elgueta Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Elgeta.

Elguezábal Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Elgezabal.

Elio Basque
From the name of a location in Navarre, Spain, of uncertain etymology.

Elisabelar Basque
Variant of Elizabelar.

Elissague Basque (Gallicized)
Parisianized form of Elizaga.

Élissalde Basque (Gallicized), French (Rare)
Gallicized form of Elizalde.

Elizabelar Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque eliza "church" and belar "grass".

Elizaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous hamlet in the commune of Sarrikotapea.

Elizalde Basque, Spanish
From Basque eleiza meaning "church" combined with the suffix -alde "by". This could be either a habitational name for a person who was from the town of Elizalde in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, or a topographic name for someone living near a church.

Elkano Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque elke "field, garden, cultivated land" and the toponymic suffix -ano.

Elorriaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within either of 5 eponymous neighborhoods: the one in Gasteiz, the one in Deba, the one in Kortezubi, the one in Barakaldo, or the one in Lemoa.

Elortz Basque (Rare)
From the name of a location in Navarre, Spain, a variant of Elortza.

Elortza Basque
Derived from Basque elorri "hawthorn, thorn" and the abundance suffix -tza.

Epaltza Basque
It indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the eponymous waterfall in the Navarrese municipality of Baztan.

Epalza Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Epaltza.

Eraso Basque
Habitational name of uncertain etymology, possibly derived from Basque iratze "fern" and the abundance suffix -so. Coincides with the Basque word meaning "attack, charge, assault".

Erratzuriz Basque (Rare, Archaic)
From the name of a farmhouse in Baztan, Navarre, derived from Basque erratz "broom (plant), Spanish broom" and zuri "white" with the toponymic suffix -iz.

Errázuriz Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish (Latin American)
Castilianized form of Erratzuriz.

Errenteria Basque
Non-Castilianized form of the toponymic surname Rentería. Means "customs house, exchange" in Basque, itself in turn from Spanish rentaría.

Erripalda Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous hamlet in the Navarrese municipality of Gorza.

Errotabarria Basque (Archaic)
An extinct surname. Derived from Basque errota meaning "mill, factory" with the Spanish suffix -barria which refers to a "neighborhood".

Escarzaga Basque

Espartza Basque (Rare)
Proper, non-Castilianized form of Esparza.

Espotz Basque (Rare)
From the name of a location in Navarre, Spain, of uncertain etymology.

Espoz Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Espotz.

Espronceda Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Esprontzeda.

Esprontzeda Basque
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese municipality.

Etcheberry Basque, English
From Basque etxe (house) and berri (new).

Etchemendy Basque

Etxague Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque etxe "house, home, building" and an altered form of the suffix -gune "place, area".

Etxaide Basque
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 Navarrese neighborhoods: the one in Elizondo or the one in Anue.

Etxalar Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque etxe "house, home, building" and larre "pasture, meadow, prairie".

Etxauri Basque
From the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque etxe "house, building" and uri "town, city".

Etxeberri Basque
Variant of Etxeberria.

Etxegarai Basque
Means "house on top of a hill", derived from Basque etxe "house, home, building" and garai "top, highest part".

Etxekopar Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the commune of Berrogaine-Larüntze in the arrondissement of Auloron e Senta Maria.

Etxenike Basque
It literally means "small house".

Etxezarreta Basque

Ezkerra Basque
Derived from Basque ezker "left-handed, left".

Ezpeleta Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous commune in the French arrondissement of Baiona.

Ezponda Basque
It literally means "slope".

Gabiria Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Basque Country, Spain, derived from Basque gabi "blacksmith’s hammer, mallet" and hiri "village, town, city".

Gaintza Basque (Rare)
Habitational name derived from Basque gain "above, upper part; top, summit, peak" and the abundance suffix -tza.

Gaínza Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Gaintza.

Galartza Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque galar "dry wood, dead wood, kindling" and the abundance suffix -tza.

Gamiz Basque
The name of two settlements in Basque Country, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque gain "above, upper part; top, summit, peak" and the toponymic suffix -iz.

Ganboa Basque
Habitational name of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque gain "height, summit, peak; over, above", or from the hypothetical archaic word *ganbo "hot spring, sulphurous water".

Garai Basque
Means "height, summit, peak" and "high, tall; prominent, outstanding" in Basque.

Garaikoetxea Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Hondarribia.

Garate Basque
Habitational name from a town called Garate in Basque Country, or a topographic name, possibly from a derivative of Basque gara "height, peak" (garhaite in some dialects).

Gardea Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Laudio in Álava, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque gari "wheat" and -di "place of, forest of", or from garagardi "barley field" and arte "in between"... [more]

Garibai Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Oñati, Spain, probably derived from Basque gari "wheat" and ibai "river". Alternatively, the first element could be garo "fern" or garai "high, tall, prominent".

Garibay Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish (Mexican), South American
Castilianized form of Garibai.

Gariépy Basque (Gallicized), French (Quebec)
From the Basque surname Garibai.

Garmendia Basque, Spanish
Garmendia is the surname of a family of the Basque Country region of Guipuzcoa, in Spain. The surname means "wheat mountain" in Basque from gar meaning "wheat" and mendi meaning "mountain"... [more]

Garro Basque
From the name of a place in the Basque province of Behenavarra, France. Possibly derived from gar "flame", or from harri "rock, stone".

Gartxitorena Basque
Basque form of Garchitorena.

Gaviria Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Gabiria.

Gaztañaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous farmhouse in the municipality of Usurbil.

Gaztelu Basque
From Basque gaztelu "castle", denoting someone from the town of Gaztelu in Basque country, Spain.

Gendika Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous district of the municipality of Ibarrangelu.

Gereña Basque
Habitational name of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from the archaic Basque element ger meaning "stone, crag" or "mill" (compare Gernika).

Gernika Basque (Rare)
From the name of a town and municipality (called Guernica in Spanish and English) in Biscay, Basque Country, of uncertain etymology... [more]

Gil De Montes Spanish, Basque

Gilestegi Basque

Goienetxe Basque
Derived from Basque goien "highest, superior; apex, peak" and etxe "house, home, building".

Goikoetxea Basque
Means "upper house" in Basque.

Gongora Basque
From the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque goien "highest, supreme; apex, peak" and gora "up, upwards, above, high".

Goñi Basque, Spanish
From the name of a town and municipality in Navarre, Spain, probably derived from Basque goien "highest point, apex, peak".

Gorriti Basque
From the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, probably derived from Basque gorri meaning "red" or "bare, stripped".

Goycoechea Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Goikoetxea.

Goyeneche Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish, French
Castilianized form of Goienetxe.

Guendica Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Gendika.

Guereña Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Gereña.

Guilléstegui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Gilestegi.

Gurrola Basque
Originally came from Biscay, Spain.

Gurrutxaga Basque

Guruceaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Gurutzeaga.

Gurutzeaga Basque
It means "of the cross".

Gurutzeta Basque

Haltz Basque
Derived from Basque haltz "alder (tree)".

Heguilior Basque

Hendaia Basque (Rare)
From the name of a commune (Hendaye in French) in southwestern France, of uncertain etymology. Possibly from Basque handi "big, large, great" and ibi "ford" or ibai "river", though this structure would not be grammatically correct... [more]

Hendaye Basque (Gallicized)
Parisianized form of Hendaia.

Higuaín Spanish (Rare), Basque (Hispanicized)
Derived from the Basque surname Iguain, of uncertain origin.

Iartza Basque
Habitational name probably derived from the obscure Basque word ihar "maple tree" and the suffix -tza "large quantity, abundance".

Ibaiguren Basque (Rare)
Means "river's edge", derived from Basque ibai "river" and guren "edge, bank".

Ibargüen Basque (Hispanicized)
Variant of Ibargüen.

Ibarguen Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in Biscay, Spain, derived from Basque ibar "valley, riverbank" and guren "limit, edge, bank".

Ibarrola Basque
From the name of a village in Basque Country, derived from ibar "valley, riverbank" and ola "factory, forge, ironworks", or possibly -ola "location, place of".

Ibarrolle Basque (Gallicized)
Parisianized form of Ibarrola.

Igartua Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality in the municipality of Gatika.

Ilarratza Basque
From the name of a settlement in Álava, Spain, possibly derived from Basque illar "bean, pea; heather" and the abundance suffix -tza.

Ilárraza Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Ilarratza.

Iñárritu Basque
Means "between the valleys" or "in the valley", derived from Basque iñar meaning "valley" and ritu meaning "between". The Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu (1963-) is a famous bearer of this name.

Intzuntza Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighbourhood in the municipality of Lemoa, Biscay, possibly derived from Basque inza "heath, reed bed".

Inzunza Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Intzuntza.