The Argueta surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 17,540 people carried this name — #2,054 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 16,800 people counted. That is up 80% from 9,738 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Argueta surname

Borrowed from Spanish Argueta, itself of Basque origin.

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

In print

Argueta in American newspapers,
1904–1929.

Newspaper page from La Crónica carrying the name Argueta
La Crónica 1916-04-15
Newspaper page from Boletín Mercantil De Puerto Rico carrying the name Argueta
Boletín Mercantil De Puerto Rico 1904-10-03
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Argueta
Evening Star 1929-12-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 136 pages in all carry the name.

In the public record

People named Argueta,
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 States35 records

35 records of the Argueta name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 33
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 1
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Manuel Argueta

    Born 1909 in Puerto Rico. Enlisted 1943; manager from Puerto Rico.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)
  2. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Carlos Argueta

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1957, died 1990; buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    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 Blanca R. Argueta

    Born 1913 in Guatemala. Registered as a foreign national in San Francisco, California, under the Alien Registration Act of 1940.

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

Showing 3 of 35 records for Argueta in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain). 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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