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Early Origins of the Uresti family

The surname Uresti was first found in the Basque region of northern Spain.

Early History of the Uresti family

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Uresti Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Arestegui, Arostegui, Orestegui, Aresti, Areste, Oresti and many more.

Early Notables of the Uresti family

Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was Giovanni Battista Aresti de Dovara, O.P., a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Aleppo (1645-1650.) He...
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Uresti Ranking

In the United States, the name Uresti is the 14,723rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]


United States Uresti migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Uresti Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Jose Uresti, aged 31, originally from Amoroto, Spain, arrived in New York in 1914 aboard the ship "La Touraine" from Havre, France [2]
  • Daria Uresti, aged 55, originally from Lima, Peru, arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Atenas" from Port Limon, Costa Rica [2]
  • Zoila Uresti, aged 29, originally from Lima, Peru, arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Atenas" from Port Limon, Costa Rica [2]

Contemporary Notables of the name Uresti (post 1700) +

  • Carlos I. Uresti, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 28th District, 1997; Member of Texas State Senate 19th District; Elected 2006, 2010, 2012 [3]
  • Albert Uresti, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 23rd District, 2006 [3]


  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 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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