Ureta
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Ureta, itself from a Basque toponym.
Proper noun
Ureta (plural Uretas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ureta is the 33810th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 673 individuals. Ureta is most common among Hispanic/Latino (69.24%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (21.69%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ureta”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.