The Araiza surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,095 people carried this name — #4,956 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 41,500 people counted. That is up 34% from 5,284 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Araiza surname

Variant of Arraiza. This variant is mostly found in Mexico.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Araiza» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Araiza in American newspapers,
1920–1928.

Newspaper page from La Prensa carrying the name Araiza
La Prensa 1920-12-25
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Araiza
The Milwaukee Leader 1921-08-30
Newspaper page from Imperial Valley Press carrying the name Araiza
Imperial Valley Press 1928-10-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 805 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Araiza,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Evaristo Araiza Morineau
    Evaristo Araiza Morineau 1883–1964
  • Raúl Araiza 1935–2013 · actor

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Araiza,
in the records of the United States.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States326 records

326 records of the Araiza name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 256
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 45
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 25
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Leonardo G. Araiza

    Born 1919 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Bliss El Paso; waiter from Bexar County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1943, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Pilar G. Araiza

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1933, died 1974; buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Maria Araiza

    Born 1882 in Mexico. Registered as a foreign national in Prowers County, Colorado, under the Alien Registration Act of 1940.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 326 records for Araiza in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

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