Arzate
A surname of Spanish-language origin, most likely a regional or toponymic name brought into wider use in the Hispanic world.
The #6,858 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 62,932 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Arzate is a Spanish-language surname, but its exact origin is not securely established from standard surname references. It is most plausibly a regional or place-based name, formed from an older Iberian place name or local designation that was later inherited as a family surname. Because the name is not among the classic transparent occupational or patronymic surnames, its literal meaning is unclear today.
History
The surname is found chiefly in Spanish-speaking communities, especially in Mexico and among Mexican-American families in the United States. Like many Hispanic surnames, it would have passed down hereditarily over time even after any original place association was no longer obvious. Modern bearers may share the name from a relatively limited set of ancestral lines rather than from a single widespread origin.
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Fun fact
In U.S. census data, Arzate is uncommon but concentrated enough to be a recognizable Mexican-origin surname in several states.