Aguirre (surname)

Aguirre
Origin
Region of origin	Basque country
Other names
Variant form(s)	Aguerre, Aguirra, Aguirra, Aguirri, Daguerre, Izaguirre, Yzaguirre, Eyzaguirre, Zaguirre

Last updated August 07, 2025

Aguirre is a surname of Basque origin. It shows different variants (Agerre, Agerri, Ager) and composite surnames (Eizagirre, Agirresarobe, Agirrezabala, etc.), meaning 'prominent' or 'exposed prominence/place'.^[1] Lope de Aguirre was one of the first Europeans to explore the Americas. Based on "the U.S. Census Bureau's 1990 and 2000 censuses,"^[2] HowManyofMe.com estimates in mid-2013 that 68,990 people bear the surname Aguirre in the United States, making the name statistically the country's 508th most common surname.^[3]^{[ better source needed ]}

People with the surname

Arts and entertainment

Adriana Aguirre (born 1951), Argentine actress, vedette
Alma Rosa Aguirre (1929–2025), Mexican actress
Amber Aguirre (born 1958), American ceramic sculptor
Ann Aguirre, American speculative fiction author
Arantxa Aguirre, Spanish film director
Carmen Aguirre, Canadian and Chilean actor, playwright, and writer
Celso Aguirre Bernal (1916–1997), Mexican writer and historian
Forrest Aguirre, American fantasy and horror author
Francisco de Aguirre (painter) (fl. 1646), Spanish Baroque painter
Francisco de Paula Aguirre (1875–1939), Venezuelan composer
Ignacio Aguirre (1900–1990), Mexican engraver
Margarita Aguirre (1925–2003), Chilean writer
Maricarmen Arrigorriaga Aguirre (born 1957), Chilean television and film actress
Memo Aguirre (born 1951), Chilean singer
Ricardo Aguirre (1939–1969), Venezuelan musician
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, American writer
Rosa Aguirre (1908–1981), Filipino actress
Rosy Aguirre, Mexican voice actress
Rubén Aguirre (1934–2016), Mexican actor

Politics

Amado Aguirre Santiago (1863–1949), Mexican general and politician
Eduardo Aguirre (diplomat) (born 1946), former United States Ambassador to Spain
Elfego Hernán Monzón Aguirre (1912–1981), Guatemalan army officer and politician
Esperanza Aguirre (born 1952), Spanish politician
Gonzalo Aguirre (1940–2021), Uruguayan politician
José Antonio Aguirre (politician) (1904–1960), Basque politician and footballer
José Joaquín Aguirre (1822–1901), Chilean physician and politician
Juan Pedro Julián Aguirre y López de Anaya (1781–1837), Argentine politician
Juana Aguirre Luco (1877–1963), First Lady of Chile, wife of President Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Mike Aguirre (born 1949), American politician
Paloma Aguirre, American conservationist and politician
Pamela Aguirre Zambonino (born 1984), Ecuadorian lawyer and politician
Pedro Aguirre Cerda (1879–1941), President of Chile 1938–1941
Rhina Aguirre (1939–2020), Bolivian politician and disability activist
Roberto Aguirre Solís (born 1957), Mexican politician
Salvador Aguirre (Honduras), Honduran politician
Vitaliano Aguirre II, Filipino lawyer and justice minister

Sports

Carlos Aguirre (equestrian) (born 1952), Mexican Olympic equestrian
Carlos Aguirre (volleyball) (born 1938), Mexican Olympic volleyball player
Damaris Gabriela Aguirre (born 1977), Mexican Olympic weightlifter
David Álvarez Aguirre (born 1984), naturalized Equatoguinean footballer
Facundo Aguirre (born 1985), Argentine Olympic Alpine skier
Francisco Aguirre Matos Mancebo (born 1970), Dominican baseball player and coach
Gaizka Garitano Aguirre (born 1975), Basque football midfielder
Gastón Aguirre (born 1981), Argentine football defender
Gustavo Aguirre (born 1977), Argentine Olympic runner
Hank Aguirre (1931–1994), American baseball pitcher
Javier Aguirre (born 1958), Mexican football defender and coach
Jeinkler Aguirre (born 1990), Cuban Olympic diver
Jesús Aguirre (athlete) (1902–1954), Mexican Olympic athlete
Jorge Aguirre (athlete), Mexican Olympic athlete
Jorge Aguirre (judoka) (1962–2025), Argentine Olympic judoka
José Luis Aguirre (born 1967), Spanish Olympic rower
Juan Aguirre (rower) (born 1970), Spanish Olympic rower
Julio César Aguirre (born 1969), Colombian road cyclist
Luis Aguirre (1911–?), Argentine Olympic sailor, brother of Rolando
Mark Aguirre (born 1959), American basketball player
Mason Aguirre (born 1987), American snowboarder
Molly Aguirre (born 1984), American professional snowboarder
Nicolás Aguirre (basketball) (born 1988), Argentine professional basketball player
Nicolás Aguirre (footballer) (born 1990), Argentine football midfielder
Ordan Aguirre (born 1955), Venezuelan footballer
Roberto Aguirre (footballer) (born 1942), Argentine footballer
Roberto Aguirre (football manager) (born 1968), Spanish football manager
Rolando Aguirre (1904–1994), Argentine Olympic sailor, brother of Luis
William Aguirre (born 1962), Nicaraguan Olympic runner

Others

Álvaro Coutinho Aguirre (1899–1987), Brazilian agronomist, zoologist and naturalist
Carl and Clarence Aguirre (born 2002), former conjoined twins, from Philippines
Francisco de Aguirre (conquistador) (1508–1581), Spanish conquistador of Chile
Gary J. Aguirre, American securities lawyer and investigator
Gonzalo Aguirre Beltrán (1908–1996), Mexican anthropologist
José Antonio Aguirre (early Californian) (1799–1860), Spanish settler in Alta California
Joseph Saenz de Aguirre (1630–1699), Spanish cardinal
Lope de Aguirre (c. 1510–1561), Basque conquistador
Marcelo Aguirre (disambiguation), several people
Mary Bernard Aguirre (1844–1906), American educator
Osmín Aguirre y Salinas (1889–1977), Salvadoran military officer
Pedro de Aguirre, Spanish explorer of San Antonio, Texas, in the 18th century
Pilar Zabala Aguirre (born 1951), Spanish researcher, writer, and professor

References

↑ Michelena, Luis (1997). Apellidos vascos. San Sebastián: Editorial Txertoa. pp. 36–37. ISBN 84-7148-008-5.
↑ "FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions: Q: Does the program really know how many people have the same name as me?". How Many of Me. 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
↑ "Census Search Results". How Many of Me. 2007. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2013.

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[1] Michelena, Luis (1997). Apellidos vascos. San Sebastián: Editorial Txertoa. pp. 36–37. ISBN 84-7148-008-5.

[2] "FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions: Q: Does the program really know how many people have the same name as me?". How Many of Me. 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2013.

[3] "Census Search Results". How Many of Me. 2007. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2013.

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