Urrutia History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The noble surname Urrutia is of Spanish descent, and is derived from a Basque place name, adopted as a surname by the families who lived on and owned the land of Urrutia in Zumárraga in the province of Gipuzkoa. The name literally means "distant, far away" in Basque.

Early Origins of the Urrutia family

The surname Urrutia was first found in the province of Vizcaya. However, it is one of the most illustrious and noble of Basque surnames, and early records show there were several families of this name settled in various parts of the provinces of Vizcaya, Guipuzcoa and Alava.

Early History of the Urrutia family

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Urrutia Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Urruti, Urutias and others.

Early Notables of the Urrutia family

Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was

Alfonso Hortiz de Urrutia (1455-1503), Spanish humanist writer, born in Villarrobledo, Albacete. Inigo de Urrutia, lived during the sixteenth century as the lord of the castle and tower called Urrutia...
Ignacio Jose Urrutia (1730-1795), was a Cuban historian, known for his most famous work, Teatro historico, juridico y politico-militar de la isla Fernandina de Cuba, which was published in 1789
Wenceslao Ramírez de Villa-Urrutia, 1st Marquis of Villa-Urrutia (1850-1933) was a Spanish noble, politician and diplomat who served as Minister of State in 1905
Carlos Luis de Urrutia (1750-1825) was a Spanish military commander and colonial administrator who was instrumental in the suppressing the Mexican insurrection of Miguel Hidalgo, and was rewarded with...

Urrutia Ranking

In the United States, the name Urrutia is the 8,019^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Urrutia migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Urrutia Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Francisco De Urrutia who settled in Espanola in 1574
Juan De Urrutia, who immigrated to the Philippines in 1586
Isabel De Urrutia who arrived in New Spain in 1594

Urrutia Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Diego Urrutia, aged 66, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1820 2
Benito Urrutia, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1836 2
Pablo Urrutia, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1838 2
Manuel Urrutia, aged 42, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1841 2
Manuel Urrutia who arrived in New Orleans in 1841
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Contemporary Notables of the name Urrutia (post 1700) +

Benjamin Urrutia (b. 1950), Ecuadorian-American writer
Estíbaliz Urrutia (1970-1997), Spanish long-distance runner at the 1997 World Indoor Championship
Enrique Alvear Urrutia, Chilean Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of San Felipe from 1965 until 1974
Diego Dublé Urrutia (1877-1967), Chilean poet and diplomat who won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1958
Aureliano Urrutia (1871-1975), Mexican physician and politician, Secretary of the Interior (1913)
Aliecer Urrutia Delgado (b. 1974), Cuban retired male triple jumper who won a silver medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships and a bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships
Abraham Oyanedel Urrutia (1874-1954), Chilean politician and jurist, Acting President of Chile in 1932
Francisco de Paula Urrutia Ordóñez (1827-1893), Colombian diplomat, 9th Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Colombia to Ecuador (1889-1893)
Francisco José Urrutia Olano (1870-1950), Colombian diplomat, Judge of the Permanent Court of International Justice (1931-1942)
Francisco José Urrutia Holguín, Colombian diplomat and jurist, 11th Colombia Ambassador to the United States (1955-1957)
... (Another 11 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)