Arbelaez

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Arbeláez, from Basque Arbelaitz.

Proper noun

Arbelaez (plural Arbelaezes)

1. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Arbelaez is the 23135^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1103 individuals. Arbelaez is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.02%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Arbelaez”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 50.