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Early Origins of the Unzueta family

The surname Unzueta was first found in Eibar, in the Guipuzcoa province of the Basque Country.

Early History of the Unzueta family

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Unzueta Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Unceto, Uncueto, Unzueta and others.

Early Notables of the Unzueta family

Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was

  • Gabriel Bocángel y Unzueta (1603-1658), a playwright and poet of the Spanish Golden Age...
  • Ana de Unzueta married Pedro de Ibarra, a Spanish soldier who ruled Florida between 1603 and 1610...

Unzueta Ranking

In the United States, the name Unzueta is the 18,408th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Unzueta migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Unzueta Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Mr. Primitivo Unzueta, (b. 1891), aged 19, Spannish settler who arrived at Ellis Island, New York aboard the ship "La Gascogne" in 1910 2
  • Villalba Lorenso Unzueta, (b. 1885), aged 26, Spanish settler who arrived at Ellis Island, New York aboard the ship "Laurentic" in 1911 2
  • Mr. Juan Unzueta, (b. 1911), aged 18, Mexican settler who arrived at Ellis Island, New York aboard the ship "Havana" in 1929 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Unzueta (post 1700) +

  • Bob M. Unzueta, American stuntman, known for his work on The Glass Shield (1994), Monolith (1993) and CIA II: Target Alexa (1993)
  • Angel Unzueta, American comic book penciller, known for her work with DC Comics


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Ellis Island Search. Retrieved 13th December 2022 from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result


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