Show ContentsUrbina History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Urbina has its roots in Spain, and is of local or toponymic origin, being derived from a place name. In this case, it may be traced to a place called Urbina, in the judicial district of Vitoria, in the northern Basque province of Alava.

Early Origins of the Urbina family

The surname Urbina was first found in the northern Basque province of Alava. The family was descended from the ancient line of "Señores de Vizacaya."

Early History of the Urbina family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Urbina research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1613, 1682 and 1695 are included under the topic Early Urbina History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Urbina Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Urvina, Urbinas and others.

Early Notables of the Urbina family

Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was

  • Juan Ortiz de Urbina, alias Juan Bueno (Good Juan), who flourished in the fifteenth century, and Andreas and Juan de Urbina y Landaeta, who became knights in the Order of Santiago in 1695

Urbina Ranking

In the United States, the name Urbina is the 3,492nd most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 1


United States Urbina migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Urbina Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Alonso De Urbina who immigrated to Cartagena in 1534
  • Francisco De Urbina who settled in Peru in 1550
  • Juan De Urbina who arrived in New Spain in 1567
  • Catalina De Urbina who sailed for the Spanish Main in 1591
Urbina Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Rufina Urbina who immigrated to Puerto Rico in 1818
  • Rufina Urbina, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1818-1826 2
  • Trinidad Urbina, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1818 2
  • Alonso De Urbina, who landed in Cartagena in 1834 2
  • Francisco be Urbina, who arrived in Peru in 1850 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Urbina (post 1700) +

  • Susana Urbina (b. 1946), Peruvian-American psychologist
  • Ricardo M. Urbina (b. 1946), United States District Court Judge in Washington, DC
  • Ugueth Urbina (b. 1974), Venezuelan relief pitcher in American Major League Baseball
  • Ugueth Urbina (b. 1974), former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Oscar Urbina Ortega (b. 1947), Colombian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Marcos Urbina (b. 1985), Defender currently playing for the club Monarcas Morelia
  • María Lavalle Urbina (b. 1908), Mexican lawyer and politician, first female president of the Mexican Senate
  • Jorge Urbina (b. 1946), Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Costa Rica
  • Abraham Alvarenga Urbina (b. 1974), Honduran lawyer and politician


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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