The Esquibel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,187 people carried this name — #6,532 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 56,800 people counted. That is up 10% from 4,708 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Esquibel surname

Variant of Esquivel.

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 1,408 people named Esquibel live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 369
San Juan 189
Jujuy 128
Chaco 116
Entre Ríos 114
Córdoba 98
Mendoza 95
Salta 89

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Esquibel in American newspapers,
1894–1917.

Newspaper page from The Daily Progressive-miner carrying the name Esquibel
The Daily Progressive-miner 1917-06-15
Newspaper page from Daily Camera carrying the name Esquibel
Daily Camera 1897-10-09
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Esquibel
New-york Tribune 1894-12-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,410 pages in all carry the name.

In the public record

People named Esquibel,
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 States296 records

296 records of the Esquibel name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 122
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 95
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 76
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Tobias Esquibel

    Born 1911 in New Mexico. Enlisted 1942 at Santa Fe; janitor from San Miguel County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1992, 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)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Cruz G. Esquibel

    Born 1931; from Medina County, Texas. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; killed in action 1953 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Marcos Esquibel

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1889, died 1976; buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico.

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

Showing 3 of 296 records for Esquibel 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) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

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