Lazcano, also spelled Lazkano, is a variant of the name of the Spanish Basque town of Lazkao.
Vizcarra is a Basque surname which originated in the town of Guernica, Spain. This surname is mostly found in the Basque Country, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia and the Philippines. People with this surname include:
Ochoa is a Spanish surname of Basque origin common throughout Spain, France, the Americas, and the Philippines. It is a surname of patronymic origin; it was originally a given name in Medieval Spain.
Bengoetxea, Bengoechea or Bengoetchea is a Basque surname which is common all throughout the Basque Country, especially in cities such as: Murelaga, Lizarza, Alkitza, Aizarna, Aulestia, Igeldo, Oiartzun, Aia, Olaberria, Lazkano, Berrobi (Tolosa) and Zizurkil in Gipuzkoa; Valley of Orozko, Mungia, Zeberio, Mundaka and Galdakao in Biscay; and in Arrieta and Baranbio (Amurrio) in Alava.
Etxeberria (Basque pronunciation: [etʃeβeri.a], modern Basque spelling) is a Basque language placename and surname from the Basque Country in Spain and France, meaning 'the new house'. It shows one meaningful variant, Etxeberri (no Basque article –a, 'the'), and a number of later spelling variants produced in Spanish and other languages. Etxebarri(a) is a western Basque dialectal variant, with the same etymology. Etxarri (Echarri) is attested as stemming from Etxaberri.
Zavaleta or Zabaleta is a surname of Basque origin. The Basques are a people indigenous to areas of northern Spain and southern France, an historical region known as the Basque Country.
Archuleta is a unique family name with origins in Spain. The surname ranked 2,762 out of 88,799 in the United States.
Armendáriz is a Basque surname that may refer to:
Mendizabal or Mendizábal is a Basque surname meaning 'wide mountain'. It may refer to:
Navarro is a Spanish and French surname. Navarro is a habitational surname denoting someone from Navarre after the Kingdom of Pamplona took on the new naming in the high Middle Ages, while also keeping its original meaning of 'Basque-speaking person' in a broader sense, an ethnic surname. Ultimately the name is derived from the Basque word naba. (Spanish) One who came from Navarro, an ancient kingdom in Spain. The surname, Navarro, was born as a nickname given to Navarre gentlemen-knights who participated in the Spanish reconquest. Besides the surname Navarro was expanded throughout Valencia.
Kortajarena is a Basque surname. People with this surname include:
Izaguirre is a surname of Basque origin with roots in the Basque Country, especially Gipuzkoa and Navarre (Spain). It means 'prominence/clearing exposed to the wind'. "Eizaguirre" is a variant of the same form.
Garibay (surname) is a Spanish surname of Basque origin. It is the Castillianization of the Basque Garibai.
Mena is a Spanish surname that originates as both a Basque and Spanish Sephardic surname.
Lizárraga (Castilianized) or Lizarraga is a place name and surname of Basque origin, meaning "grove of ash trees". It shows a Basque language variant, Leizarraga, as well as others developed a posteriori in other languages, mainly Spanish, e.g. Lejarraga.
Lascano is a Spanish surname from Basque surname Lazcano or Laskano, a variant of the name of the Spanish Basque town of Lazkao. Notable people with the name include:
Garro or de Garro is a Basque surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Menchaca is a surname common in the Basque country where it originated. The preferred modern spelling in Basque is Mentxaka. Although its origins are Basque, the name is also found in the area of Spain that borders the Basque Country, notably Burgos. Menchaca as a family name is registered in the Christian armies in the Middle Ages in Spain, during the Reconquista against the Moorish/Muslim kingdoms. Soldiers named Menchaca appear in the rosters of the Christian armies that conquered Granada in 1492. Today the surname exists in all nations originating in the former Spanish empire, including countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Philippines, and Equatorial Guinea; due to Spain's prolongued stay in Italy, the surname also appears in Italy, Sicily and Sardinia; and it is found in the United States of North America.
Murguía is the Spanish version of a Basque place-name and a surname.
Txiki is used as a nickname. Notable people with the nickname include:
María Teresa Sesé is a Spanish writer. Often regarded as one of the most prolific and popular writers in Spain, she is known for over 500 romance novels which were published between 1940 and 1975. She wrote most of her books in Spanish, but after studying Basque for two years, she wrote books in that language. Her works have been translated and republished in several languages.