The Basque surname Argueta is derived from the word "argueta," which in turn comes from the Basque word "arguitsu," meaning "bright, luminous." As a surname Argueta was most likely originally used to identify a person who lived in a characteristically bright or luminous area.
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Early Origins of the Argueta family
The surname Argueta was first found in the northern Basque province of Vizcaya, where the ancestral house or "casa solar" of the family was founded.
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Early History of the Argueta family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Argueta research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1688 is included under the topic Early Argueta History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Argueta Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Arguenta, Arguedas and others.
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Early Notables of the Argueta family
Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was
don José de Arguedas who was granted nobility in 1688, as well as Rafael Argueta, a renowned violinist of the nineteenth century
Argueta Ranking
In the United States, the name Argueta is the 6,773rd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1
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Migration of the Argueta family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Ana Arguenta who arrived and settled in Honduras in 1559.
Contemporary Notables of the name Argueta (post 1700)
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Manuel Colom Argueta (1932-1979), Mayor of Guatemala City
Luis Alberto Argueta Amézquita (b. 1946), Guatemalan film director and producer
Sótero Argueta (b. 1938), chemist in El Salvador
Manlio Argueta (b. 1936), poet and novelist from El Salvador
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