The Archuleta surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 13,248 people carried this name — #2,717 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 22,300 people counted. That is up 11% from 11,978 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Archuleta surname

A surname from Basque.

Borrowed from Basque Aretxuloeta, from Aretxabaleta (“Arechavaleta”), from haritz (“oak tree”) + zabal (“wide”) + eta (plural marker).

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

In print

Archuleta in American newspapers,
1907–1920.

Newspaper page from Bisbee Daily Review carrying the name Archuleta
Bisbee Daily Review 1907-10-20
Newspaper page from El Paso Herald carrying the name Archuleta
El Paso Herald 1911-04-22
Newspaper page from The Indian Leader carrying the name Archuleta
The Indian Leader 1920-02-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,754 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Archuleta,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Eppie Archuleta
    Eppie Archuleta 1922–2014 · weaver
  • Antonio D. Archuleta 1855–1918 · politician
  • Trinidad Archuleta 1905–1981 · painter
  • Lena Lovato Archuleta 1920–2011 · academic
  • Betty Keener Archuleta 1928–1998 · painter

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 16 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Archuleta,
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 States492 records

492 records of the Archuleta name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 262
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 200
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 23
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Jose A. Archuleta

    Born 1931; from Mora County, New Mexico. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; killed in action 1953 in North Korea. Buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Porfirio Archuleta

    Born 1908 in New Mexico. Enlisted 1942 at Santa Fe; painter from Santa Fe County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1987, buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico.

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

    U.S. Air Force veteran. Born 1968, died 1992; buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 492 records for Archuleta in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

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