Urquijo is used as a family name or surname in Spain. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Urquijo
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Spain
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Urquijo

How popular is Urquijo?

Urquijo is common in Spain.

Urquijo is ranked 35992 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Urquijos grew by 40.43127 per cent to 521 since 2000 and ranked 41728 after elevating 10772 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 91.94 89.49
White 7.68 8.89
Urquijo is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Colombia which signifies that it is originated from Colombia. Around 13767 people have been found who wears Urquijo as their family name. Urquijo is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
8,411 Costa Rica4
90,215 Germany3
1,272 Cuba3
91,784 Netherlands2
5,671 Guatemala2
9,116 Nicaragua1
169,904 Brazil1
81,201 Switzerland1
77,122 Sweden1
36,678 Singapore1
971 Seychelles1
38,841 Scotland1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
153,416 Italy1
7,847 Albania1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
52,530 Belgium22
126,462 England22
80,121 Australia20
189,966 Canada11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,374 Chile99
4,057 Panama65
Countries with hundreds of Urquijo:
6,853 Argentina776
55,292 United States470
47,714 France208
8,460 Venezuela176
Countries with thousands of Urquijo:
872 Colombia7,127
2,725 Mexico2,984
2,694 Spain1,763
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Comments

J
Joycelyn Spinella
 The origin of the name is Basque there are several possibilities for this etymological name - either it comes from the agglutination of urkhi word and zo suffix that means: where willows abound - whether it comes from the agglutination urkhi the word zo and suffix that means: where birches abound this surname specifies the location of the ancestral home.

Urquijo Namesakes

  • Enrique Urquijo, Singer
  • Álvaro Urquijo, Guitarist
  • Myriam de Urquijo, Film actress
  • Sacramento María de Oriol y Urquijo, José Luis de Oriol y Urigüen's son
  • José María de Oriol y Urquijo, Spanish Politician
  • Enrique Urquijo, Singer
  • Estanislao de Urquijo y Landaluce, Politician

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