Basque Submitted Surnames

Inzunza Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Intzuntza.

Iparragirre Basque
Derived from Basque ipar "north; north wind" and ageri "open, clear, prominent" (see Aguirre).

Iparraguirre Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Iparragirre.

Iraeta Basque
From the name of a settlement in Basque Country, Spain, derived from Basque ira "fern" and the toponymic suffix -eta.

Iragorri Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Zaratamo, Spain, derived from Basque ira "fern" and gorri "red" or "bare, peeled".

Iragorry Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Iragorri.

Irala Basque
Probably a variant of Iraola.

Iraola Basque
Derived from Basque ira "fern" and -ola "location, place of".

Irarrazabal Basque
Possibly derived from Basque ira "fern" or ilharre "heather" and zabal "wide, broad; open".

Irarrázaval Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Irarrazabal.

Iriarte Basque
Topographic name for someone who lived between two or more settlements, from Basque iri "settlement, village" and arte "between".

Iribarren Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous district of the municipality of Otsagabia.

Irigoien Basque
Means "upper village", derived from Basque (h)iri "village, town, settlement" and goi "high; upper part".

Irisarri Basque
From the name of a commune in the French arrondissement of Bayonne, derived from Basque (h)iri "town, city" and sarri "frequent, thickset; thicket, brushwood".

Irissarry Basque (Gallicized)
Parisianized form of Irisarri.

Irizar Basque
Means "old settlement", derived from Basque (h)iri "town, city" and zahar "old, aged".

Irizarry Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Irisarri.

Irribarra Basque (Hispanicized)
This surname born as a bad translation of Irribarren surname in Quirihue, Chile at the time of registration.

Irribarren Basque
From the basque surname that means "Inside the village".

Isaba Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Izaba.

Isturits Basque (Gallicized)
Parisianized form of Izturitze.

Isurieta Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the town of Aretxabaleta, Basque Country, derived from Basque izai "fir tree" and uri "town, settlement" combined with the toponymic suffix -eta "place of, abundance of"... [more]

Iturbide Basque
From Basque iturri meaning "fountain, spring" and bidea meaning "pathway".

Iturralde Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Lizartza, Spain, derived from Basque iturri "spring, fountain" and alde "near, by; side, area".

Iturria Basque
From Basque meaning "well, fountain".

Itxasmendi Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighborhood in Zarautz, Gipuzkoa, probably derived from Basque itxaso "sea" and mendi "mountain". Alternatively, the first element could be isats "gorse, broom (plant)".

Ivars Spanish, Basque (Hispanicized)
Etymology uncertain. Possibly related to Ibarra, derived from Basque ibar "meadow, riverbank, valley".

Izaba Basque
From the name of a municipality in Navarre, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Proposed origins include Basque iz "water" combined with aba, which could mean "river, mouth, confluence" and/or be a variant of -aga "place of, abundance of".

Izagirre Basque
Derived from Basque (h)aize "wind" and ageri "prominent, visible, exposed".

Izaguirre Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Izagirre.

Izarra Basque
Derived from either the village Izarra in Álava, or the town Lizarra in Navarre. The etymology of the former is uncertain, but it coincides with a form of the Basque word izar "star"; the latter derives from lizar "ash tree", but is called Estella ("star") in Spanish due to confusion with the aforementioned word izar.

Izturitzaga Basque
It indicate familial origin in the vicinity of the eponymous tower house in the municipality of Andoain.

Izturitze Basque
From the name of a commune in south-western France, possibly derived from Basque estura "strait, scrape; narrowing, tightening" and the abundance suffix -tza.

Izurieta Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Isurieta.

Jareño Basque (Modern), Spanish
Possibly derived from Basque txara "rockrose".

Jauregi Basque
Means "palace, manor" in Basque, literally "lord house".

Jáuregui Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Jauregi.

Kanpistegi Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the commune of Ezterenzubi in the arrondissement of Baiona.

Kareaga Basque
Derived from Basque kare "lime (mineral)" and -aga "place of, abundance of".

Karrantza Basque
Habitational name from Basque Country, Spain, a Basque adaptation of Carrantia, a toponym probably of Cantabrian origin meaning "high rocks" (compare Basque harri "rock, stone" and (h)andi "big, large").

Kortazar Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque korta "stable, stall, yard; farm" and zahar "old".

Krutxaga Basque
Habitational name, probably derived from a variant of Basque gurutze "cross; intersection, crossing" and -aga "place of, abundance of".

Labachotte Basque
Meaning: from or near the wet/low lands

Lacunza Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Lakuntza.

Lakuntza Basque
From the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque lako "wine press" and -une "place, location" combined with -tza "large quantity, abundance".

Lámbarri Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Lanbarri.

Lanbarri Basque
Habitational name meaning "newly ploughed land", derived from Basque lan "work, labour" (or possibly landa "field") and barri "new".

Lanciego Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Lantziego.

Landazuri Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque landa "field, prairie, plain" and zuri "white".

Landecho Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Landetxo.

Landetxo Basque (Rare, Archaic)
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Mungia, Spain, derived from Basque landa "field, prairie, plain" and etxe "house, home, building".

Landibar Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the village of Urdazubi, Navarre, derived from Basque landa "field, prairie, plain" and ibar "valley, riverbank".

Landívar Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Landibar.

Langarica Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Langarika.

Langarika Basque (Rare)
From the name of a hamlet in Álava, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque langarri "arable, cultivatable", or from an uncertain given name.

Lantaron Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.

Lantziego Basque (Rare)
From the name of a town and municipality in Álava, Basque Country, of uncertain etymology.

Laquida Basque

Lardizabal Basque, Filipino
Habitational name derived from Basque lahardi "brushland, place of brambles" and zabal "wide, broad, ample".

Larraga Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque larre "pasture, meadow, prairie" and the locative suffix -aga "place of, group of".

Larrain Basque
Means "threshing floor" in Basque. This is also the name of a hamlet in Navarre, Spain.

Larralde Basque
Derived from Basque larre "pasture, meadow, prairie" and -alde "near, by; side".

Larramendi Basque
Means "pastureland, mountain grassland", derived from Basque larre "pasture, meadow, prairie" and mendi "mountain".

Larrañaga Basque, Spanish
From the name of a farmhouse in Azpeitia, Spain, derived from Basque larrain "threshing yard" and -aga "place of, group of".

Larrazabal Basque, Spanish
Habitational name derived from Basque larre "field, pastureland, prairie" and zabal "wide, open, ample".

Larregi Basque (Archaic)
Derived from Basque larre "pasture, meadow, prairie" and -(t)egi "place of".

Larregui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Larregi.

Larrion Basque
From the name of a village in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque larre "field, pasture, meadowland" and on "good".

Lasaga Spanish, French, Basque
From Basque Latsaga, a widespread place name in Basque Country meaning "at the creek".

Lascuráin Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Laskurain.

Laskurain Basque
Possibly derived from Basque lats "creek, brook, small stream" and the locative suffixes -ko and -ain.

Lassaga Spanish (Latin American), French, Basque
French and Argentine Spanish form of Lasaga.

Lassague French (Rare), Basque (Rare)
French form of Lasaga.

Latchague French (Rare), Basque (Rare)
French form of Lasaga.

Latsague French, Basque
French form of Lasaga.

Latxague French, Basque
French form of Lasaga.

Latzague French (Rare), Basque (Rare)
French form of Lasaga.

Laxague French, Basque
French form of Lasaga.

Lazalde Basque
Latz = River/Stream Alde = Near or by.

Lazcano Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Lazkao.

Lazkao Basque (Rare)
Habitational name possibly derived from Basque latsa "small stream, riverlet".

Lecubarri Basque (Hispanicized)
Habitational name derived from Basque Lekubarri, composed of leku "place" and barri "new".

Lecuona Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Lekuona.

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

Legazpi Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality with the coordinates 43° 03′ 18″ N, 2° 20′ 06″ W.

Legizamon Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Etxebarri Doneztebeko Elizatea.

Legorreta Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.

Leguizamón Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Legizamon.

Lekuona Basque

Lesaga Spanish, Basque
Variant of Lasaga.

Lezaeta Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Larraun.

Lezama Basque
It indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous localities: the municipality or the council of the municipality of Amurrio.

Lizárraga Basque (Hispanicized)
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".

Loaiza Basque
Castilianized form of a Basque topographic name derived from lohi "mud, mire" and the suffix -tza denoting abundance.

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

Lopidana Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Lopida.

Loya Basque, Spanish
From a location in Navarre, Spain, probably means "the mud", derived from Basque lohi "mud, mire".

Luiaondo Basque (Rare)
From the name of a village in Álava, Spain, composed of the Basque suffix -ondo "near, adjacent" and an uncertain first element; possibly related to lur "earth, soil, land".

Lumbier Basque, Spanish

Luyando Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Luiaondo.

Luza Basque
Surname originally used by people from Lusa, Castro Urdiales, Spain. It comes from the Basque word "luze" (long, tall), possibly of Celtic origin.

Luzuriaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Donemiliaga.

Madariaga Basque
Basque: habitational name from any of various places in Gipuzkoa named Madariaga, from Basque madari ‘pear tree’ + -aga ‘place’.

Madarriaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Madariaga.

Maia Basque
From the name of a village in Navarre, Spain, called Amaiur in Basque, derived from amai "end, boundary, limit" (compare the given name Amaia).

Maiztegi Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality in Bizkaia.

Maíztegui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Maiztegi.

Mañozka Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous palace in the municipality of Etxebarria.

Maquibar Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Makibar, possibly derived from Basque mako "arch, hook; curved, crooked" or "club, cane, staff" and ibar "valley, riverbank"... [more]

Markina Basque
From the town of Markina in the Basque county of Spain.

Marquina Basque (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Markina.

Marriaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Variant of Madarriaga.

Maruri Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.

Maturana Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Barrundia.

Maya Basque (Hispanicized), Portuguese (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Portuguese Maia or of Basque Maia.

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

Mendarózqueta Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Mendarozketa.

Mendarte Basque
Habitational name of Gipuzkoan origin, possibly derived from Basque mendi "mountain" and arte "between, among".

Mendibil Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque mendi "mountain" and -bil "round, circular".

Mendiburu Basque
Means "top of the mountain" in Basque.

Mendieta Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque mendi "mountain" and -eta "place of, abundance of".

Mendiguren Basque
From the name of a hamlet meaning "edge of the mountain" in Basque.

Mendinueta Basque
From the name of a village in Itzagaondoa, Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque mendino "small mountain" and the toponymic suffix -eta "place of, abundance of".

Mendiola Basque
From the name of a village in Álava, Basque Country, derived from mendi "mountain" combined with either ola "hut, cabin; foundry, factory" or -ola "place of".

Mendívil Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Mendibil.

Mendizabal Basque
Means "wide mountain", derived from Basque mendi "mountain" and zabal "wide, broad, ample". This was also the name of a neighborhood of Arratzua-Ubarrundia that the falangists demolished in 1959 to make way for a reservoir.

Milludi Basque (Rare)
Possibly a variant of the toponym Merelludi, of uncertain etymology. Could be related to a Basque word meaning "mill" or "millet" and the locative or collective suffix -di.

Moncibais Basque

Montagnet French, Basque
Probably a diminutive of Montagne.

Múgica Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Muxika.

Mundaca Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Mundaka.

Mundaka Basque (Rare)
From the name of a town and municipality in Biscay, Spain, of uncertain etymology. A popular theory is that it derives from Latin munda aqua "clean water", but there is no evidence to support this origin... [more]

Mungia Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Biscay, Basque Country, possibly derived from the personal name Munio combined with the locative suffix -(t)egi.

Munguía Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Mungia.

Murieta Basque

Muxika Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Biscay, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Coincides with, or possibly derives from, the Basque word muxika meaning "peach".

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

Navascués Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Nabaskoze.

Nazar Arabic, Muslim, Jewish, Persian, Basque, Polish, Ukrainian, Armenian (Americanized)
Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Abdol, Ahamed, Ali, Behzad, Bijan, Davoud, Massoud, Muhammad, Naved, Nuri, Saeid, Sheikh.... [more]

Norzagarai Basque (Rare)
From the name of a house in the municipality of Álava, Spain, derived from Basque garai "high, tall, top" and an uncertain first element.

Norzagaray Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Norzagarai.

Ocharán Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Otxaran.

Oianguren Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque oihan "forest, woods" and guren "limit, edge, boundary".

Oiartzun Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Basque Country, Spain, possibly derived from the nearby Roman town Oiasso (also called Oiarso), the name of which may have been applied to the entire surrounding region... [more]

Oibar Basque
The name of several locations in Navarre, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque ibar "valley". Compare Aybar.

Oihaneder Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous palace in the city of Gasteiz.

Oihartzabal Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque oihan "forest, woods" and zabal "wide, broad, open".

Olabarria Basque
It indicates familial origin near the eponymous river in the municipality of Markina-Xemein.

Olabeaga Basque
From the name of a neighbourhood in the city of Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, derived from Basque ola "factory, foundry, ironworks" and -be "lower part" combined with -aga "place of, group of".

Olaetxea Basque
From the name of a tower house in Elgoibar, an industrial town in Basque Country, derived from Basque ola "factory, foundry, forge; cabin, hut" and etxe "house, building".

Olagarai Basque
Derived from Basque ola "factory, forge, ironworks; hut, cabin" and garai "high, tall, prominent".

Olagaraia Basque (Rare)
From the name of a location in Etxalar, Navarre, a variant of Olagarai.

Olague Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Navarre, Spain, probably derived from Basque ola meaning "forge, factory, foundry" or "hut, cabin" and the suffix -gune "place, area".

Olano Basque
From the name of a hamlet in Álava, Basque Country, derived from ola "factory, forge, ironworks; hut cabin" and the diminutive suffix -no.

Olascoaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Olaskoaga.

Olascuaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Olaskoaga.

Olaskoaga Basque
Derived from places named "Olaskoaga".

Olavarría Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Olabarria.

Olavarrieta Basque
Ola: hut, forge. Varri: new. -eta:abundance of.

Olloki Basque (Rare)
From the name of a village in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque oilo "chicken, hen".

Olloqui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Olloki.

Omnes Basque
Of uncertain origin. Possibly from a word meaning “everyone” or “all”

Ordorica Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Ordorika.

Ordorika Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Muxika, Spain, possibly derived from Basque ordo "plain, field, meadow" and ori "yellow" combined with the toponymic suffix -ika meaning "slope" or "place of".

Orduña Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Urduña.

Oritz Basque
Habitational name from Oritz, a town in Navarre province.

Oronoz Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Baztan, Spain, of uncertain etymology.

Orosco Spanish, Basque
Variant of Orozco. Means "place of the holly trees" from oros meaning "holly tree" and the suffix -ko signifying a place. Also believed to have been derived from Latin orosius meaning "the son of bringer of wisdom".

Ortuzar Basque
Derived from Basque ortu "garden, orchard" and the suffix -zar meaning "old".

Orueta Basque
From the name of a district in the town of Gautegiz-Arteaga, Spain, derived from Basque oru "ground, place, building site" and the toponymic suffix -eta "place of, abundance of".

Osinaga Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque osin "pit, well, abyss, depths" and -aga "place of, group of".

Ostiguy Basque, French
Worn Quebec (Ostéguy variant), the name is visibly Basque and assumes initially a Ostegi form, which could designate a place where the foliage is abundant (osteo = + -egi sheet suffix). Alternatively, place the cold, cold house (Ortz, otz, followed -egi or -tegi).

Otamendi Basque
From Basque ota meaning "foothill" or "low hill" and mendi meaning "mountain."

Otxaran Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Zalla, Spain, derived from Basque otso "wolf" and (h)aran "valley".

Oyaneder Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Oihaneder.

Oyanguren Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Oianguren.

Oyarzabal Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Oihartzabal.

Oyarzún Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Oiartzun.

Perea Basque
It indicates familial origin within the municipality of Aiara.

Peru Basque
Derived from the given name Peru.

Pinochet Basque, French, Spanish
Derived from Basque pinoche meaning "pine cone". Alternately, it could be derived from the name of the hamlet of Pinouchet, located in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France... [more]

Poydessus French, Basque

Prim Basque, Spanish

Pucheta Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Putxeta.

Putxeta Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighborhood of the municipality of Abanto, Biscay, possibly derived from Basque putzu "well, hole, puddle" and -eta "place of, abundance of".

Retegui Basque (Hispanicized)

Ripalda Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Erripalda.

Rosteguy Basque (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Aroztegi.

Sagardui Basque

Sagastume Basque
Topographic name from Basque sagasta "apple tree" and ume "young (plant), child".

Samaniego Basque, Spanish
Habitational name from a town and municipality in Álava, Basque Country, of uncertain etymology.

Sangüesa Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Zangoza.

Santu Basque (?)
Compare Santos.

Sarachaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Saratxaga.

Saracho Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Saratxo.

Saralegi Basque
Habitational name of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque sarale "hay, dry grass, livestock feed" combined with either tegi "stable, pen, enclosure", -(t)egi "place of", or possibly (h)egi "slope, hillside; edge, border".

Sarasibar Basque
From sarats "willow" and ibar "valley". It's the name of a village in Navarre.

Saratxaga Basque
It indicates familial origin near the eponymous river.

Saratxo Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Amurrio.

Sarricolea Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Sarrikolea.

Sarrikolea Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Larrabetzu.

Sobidet Basque

Sollano Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Zalla.

Sorhapuru Basque (Rare)
From the name of a village in south-west France Basque Country, possibly derived from sorho "field, cultivated land" and buru "head, top, summit; leader, chief".

Suazo Spanish, Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Basque Zuazo.

Tellechea Basque
Castilianized spelling of Telletxea, a habitational name meaning "(from) the house with tiles", composed of teila "roof tile" and etxe "house, home, building".

Telleria Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque teileria meaning "tile works, tile kiln; place where tiles are made".

Torrontegi Basque
Derived from Basque dorre "tower" and on "good" with the suffix -tegi "place of".

Torróntegui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Torrontegi.

Turrubiartes Basque, Spanish
History:... [more]

Txiriboga Basque (Rare, Archaic)
Means "tavern" in Basque.

Ugalde Basque
Habitational name meaning "waterside, by the river" or "flood, deluge" in Basque, derived from ur "water" and -alde "side, near".

Ugarte Basque
Means "island" in Basque, ultimately derived from ur "water" and -arte "between".

Uharte Basque
Variant of Ugarte.

Ulibarri Basque
From the name of a place in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque uri "village, hamlet" and barri "new".

Unamunsaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Unamuntzaga.

Unamuntzaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Etxebarria.

Undurraga Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Zeanuri.

Untzaga Basque (Rare)
From the name of a hamlet in Álava, Spain, derived from Basque (h)untz "ivy" and -aga "place of, abundance of".

Untzueta Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque (h)untz "ivy" and -eta "place of, abundance of".

Únzaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Untzaga.

Unzueta Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Untzueta.

Urain Basque
It indicates familial origin in the vicinity of the eponymous tower house in the municipality of Oñati.

Urdanegi Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the town of Gordexola in Biscay, Basque Country, probably related to Basque urdandegi "pigsty, pig pen".

Urdanegui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Urdanegi.

Urdaneta Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Aia.

Urduña Basque (Rare)
From the name of a municipality in Basque Country, Spain, derived from Basque ortu "garden, orchard" and -une "place, location".

Urenda Basque
Probably a topographic name formed with Basque ur "water".

Uriarte Basque
It means "between cities".

Uribarri Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque uri "town, city" and barri "new". Compare Ulibarri.

Uriondo Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Zeberio, Spain, derived from Basque uri "town, city" and -ondo "next to, adjacent".

Urizar Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque uri "town, city" and zahar "old, aged".

Urkiaga Basque
From the name of the northernmost hill and mountain pass in Navarre, derived from Basque urki "birch tree" and -aga "place of, group of".

Urkiola Basque
It indicates familial origin near the eponymous natural park.

Urquiaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Urkiaga.

Urquiola Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Urkiola.

Urritzola Basque (Rare)
From the names of either of two villages in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque urritz "hazel tree" combined with either ola "hut, cabin" or the suffix -ola "location, place of".

Urrizola Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Urritzola.

Urrunaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Legutio.

Urrutia Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque urruti "distant, far away".

Urrutigoiti Basque (Rare)
Habitational name derived from Basque urruti "far, distant" and goiti "above, upper (part)".

Urrutigoïty Basque (Gallicized)
Parisianized form of Urrutigoiti.

Urrutikoetxea Basque
From Basque urruti meaning "far, distant" and etxe meaning "house".

Ursúa Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Urtsua.

Ursuya Basque (Gallicized)
Parisianized form of Urtsua.

Urtiaga Basque
It indicates familial origin near the eponymous cave in the municipality of Deba.

Urtsua Basque (Rare, Archaic)
From the name of a mountain in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, derived from Basque ur "water" and -tzu "plenty of".

Usategi Basque
It literally means "dovecote".

Usategui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Usategi.

Uscategui Basque (Hispanicized)
Variant of Usategui.

Useche Basque
Habitational name from Basque Usaetxe, composed of uso "dove, pigeon" and etxe "house, home, building".

Uzategui Basque (Hispanicized)
Variant of Usategui.

Uzcategui Basque (Hispanicized)
Variant of Usategui.

Uzeta Basque

Valmaseda Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Balmaseda.

Valtierra Basque (Hispanicized)
From the name of the city of Valtierra in Navarre, Spain.

Verastegui Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Berastegi.

Vergara Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Bergara.

Vértiz Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Bertiz.

Vicuña Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Bikuña.

Vidaurreta Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Bidaurreta.

Viscarrat Basque (Hispanicized, Modern)
Variant of Bizkarra.

Vizcaino Basque
Meaning ‘From the Bay of Biscay’.

Vizcarrondo Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Bizkarrondo.

Yaben Basque
Means "under the rushes, reed bed, bracken".

Ybiricu Basque (Hispanicized, Rare)
Derived from Basque ibi "ford, river crossing".

Yrungaray Basque

Yzaguirre Basque
Respelling of Basque Izaguirre.

Zabaleta Basque
Habitational name meaning "very wide place", derived from Basque zabal "wide, broad, open" and -eta "place of, abundance of".

Zalbidea Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque zalbide "horses’ road", ultimately composed of zaldi "horse" and bide "path, track, way; journey".

Zaldibar Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Biscay, Basque Country, derived from Basque zaldi "horse" and ibar "valley". Alternatively, the first element could instead be zaldu "wood, copse, forest".

Zaldívar Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Basque Zaldibar "horse valley".

Zalvidea Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Zalbidea.

Zamarripa Basque
Habitational name of the city and province of Zamora, which is located on the Duero in northwest Spain. Because of its strategic position, the city was disputed during the Middle Ages, first between the Christians and Moors, then between the kingdoms of Leon and Castille.

Zamudio Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Biscay, Basque Country, derived from zama "gorge, ravine" and odi "ravine, channel, tube". Alternatively, the second element could instead be -di "place of, forest of".

Zañartu Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous rural district in the municipality of Oñati.

Zanbrana Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.

Zangoza Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese city.

Zarate Basque
From the name of a hamlet in Álava province, Spain, possibly derived from Basque zara "thicket".

Zarautz Basque
From the name of a town in Basque Country, Spain, possibly derived from zara "bush, undergrowth" and a variant of (h)aitz "rock, stone".

Zárauz Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Zarautz.

Zatarain Basque
From any of several place names in Basque Country, Spain, probably derived from the toponymic suffix -ain and an uncertain first element possibly meaning "thicket, underbrush". Alternatively, could derive from an altered form of Basque talaia "watchtower, lookout, vantage point", which is ultimately from Arabic طليعة (ṭalīʕa) "forefront, vanguard".

Zavaleta Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Zabaleta.

Zegama Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Basque Country, Spain, of uncertain etymology.

Zelaya Basque
From Basque Zelaia, a habitational or topographic name derived from zelai "field, meadow, prairie".

Zengotita Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Mallabia, Spain, of uncertain etymology.

Zigarroa Basque (Rare)
Possibly derived from Basque ziga "mallow", or an altered form of zugar "elm (tree)". Coincides with zigarro "cigar, cigarette".

Zozaia Basque (Rare)
From the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, possibly derived from Basque zozo "blackbird, thrush (bird)".

Zozaya Basque (Hispanicized), Spanish
Castilianized form of Zozaia.

Zuazo Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque zu(h)haitz "(wild) tree" and the collective suffix -zu.

Zubeldia Basque
Derived from Basque zumel "holm oak" and the locative suffix -di.

Zubelza Basque (Hispanicized)
Variant spelling of Subelza.

Zubiaga Basque
Means "place of the bridge", from Basque zubi "bridge" and the locative suffix -aga.

Zubiarriaín Basque
Zubarriaín has no known meaning.

Zubillaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Lantaron.

Zuleta Spanish, Basque
Variant of Zulueta, which comes from the Basque topographic name 'zulo' meaning ‘hole hollow’ + the collective suffix '-eta' meaning "place or group of."

Zuloaga Basque
From the name of a settlement in Biscay, Spain, meaning "place of holes" in Basque, derived from zulo "hole, pit, burrow, opening" and -aga "place of, abundance of".

Zumarraga Basque
From the name of a town in Basque Country, Spain, derived from zumar "elm (tree)" and -aga "place of, group of".

Zurbano Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Basque Zurbao, a toponym of uncertain etymology. Possibly related to zur "wood, timber" or zurbeltz "holm oak, kermes oak".