Arriaga

Arriaga

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Arriaga, a habitational surname of Basque origin.

Proper noun

Arriaga (plural Arriagas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Arriaga is the 1865^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19236 individuals. Arriaga is most common among Hispanic/Latino (94.94%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Arriaga”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 59.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Basque Arriaga (literally “stony place”), from harri (“stone”) + -aga (“place, abundance”).

Proper noun

Arriaga ?

1. a surname from Basque
2. a name of various places in Spain
3. A town in western Chiapas, Mexico