Arriaga

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque Arriaga, a habitational surname of Basque origin.

Proper noun

Arriaga (plural Arriagas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Arriaga is the 1865^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19236 individuals. Arriaga is most common among Hispanic/Latino (94.94%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Arriaga”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 59.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque Arriaga (literally “stony place”), from harri (“stone”) + -aga (“place, abundance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈrjaɡa/ [aˈrja.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -aɡa
• Syllabification: A‧rria‧ga

Proper noun

Arriaga m or f by sense

1. a surname from Basque
2. Arriaga-Lakua, Arriaga (a former village, now a district of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain)
3. A town in western Chiapas, Mexico