Show ContentsUgarte History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Ugarte surname is derived from the common place-name Ugarte, which is the name of numerous parishes and districts in the Basque region.

Early Origins of the Ugarte family

The surname Ugarte was first found in the valley of Gordejuela in the northern Basque region of Spain; as well as in Marquina, Tolosa, Ammurio and Victoria.

Early History of the Ugarte family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ugarte research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1566, 1625, 1691, 1782, 1789, 1796, 1805 and 1814 are included under the topic Early Ugarte History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ugarte Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ugarte and others.

Early Notables of the Ugarte family

Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was

  • Don Diego de Uagarte, created the Marquis of Ugarte on February 14, 1796

Ugarte Ranking

In the United States, the name Ugarte is the 15,960th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Ugarte migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ugarte Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Diego Ugarte, who arrived in Mexico in 1526
Ugarte Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Andres Ugarte, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1803 2
  • Francisco Ugarte, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1819 2
  • George Ugarte, who settled in New York, NY in 1824
  • Domingo Ugarte, who arrived in Baltimore in 1828
  • Antonio De Ugarte, who landed in Peru in 1834 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Ugarte (post 1700) +

  • Nicolás Armentia Ugarte (1845-1909), Spanish missionary and bishop
  • Juan Ugarte (b. 1980), Spanish footballer
  • Julio Ugarte y Ugarte (1890-1949), Peruvian writer
  • José Humberto Ugarte (b. 1980), Costa Rican footballer
  • Jose de la Torre Ugarte (1798-1878), Peruvian lyricist
  • Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (1915-2006), Chilean military officer and dictator
  • Alfonso Ugarte (1847-1880), Peruvian military commander
  • Victor Ugarte (1926-1995), Bolivian national footballer
  • Manuel Ugarte (1874-1951), Argentine writer of poetry, short stories and political writings
  • Manuel Ugarte Soto (1940-2024), Chilean police officer and lawyer


  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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