Vizcarra
A Spanish surname likely tied to a place name, especially from the Basque-influenced north of Spain.
The #6,819 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 62,423 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Vizcarra is most likely a locational surname, originally used for someone from a place called Vizcarra or a similar toponym. The form is often linked to Basque territory or Basque-influenced Spanish place-naming, though the exact place and root are not always certain. In surnames of this type, the name simply meant "from Vizcarra" and was later inherited as a family name.
History
The surname is found in Spain and in Spanish-speaking parts of the Americas, especially where Spanish and Basque families settled. It is best known internationally through Mexican political and public figures such as Enrique Peña Nieto's mother, María del Carmen Nieto Vizcarra, and Mexican politician Vicente Fox's mother, Mercedes Quesada Etxaide Vizcarra. Like many Hispanic surnames, it spread widely through migration and colonial-era movement.
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Fun fact
The spelling with V is standard in Spanish orthography, but older records and regional variants may show B/V interchange in the same family line.
Notable people named Vizcarra
- Martín Vizcarra (b. 1963)
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