Meaning and origin
The last name Navarrete has its origin in the Spanish region of Navarre, which is situated in the northern part of the Iberian Peninsula. Derived from the name of the historic medieval Kingdom of Navarre, the surname Navarrete is associated with the noble lineage and ancestral roots of the region.
The longer story
The last name Navarrete is of Spanish origin and is primarily found in Spain and Latin America. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it is derived from the first name of an ancestor. In this case, Navarrete is derived from the given name "Navarro," which is a variant of the name "Nájera."
The name Navarro is derived from the word "navarro," which means "basque" in Spanish. Therefore, Navarrete can be interpreted to mean "descendant of the Basque." The Basques are an ethnic group indigenous to the Basque Country, an area located in the western Pyrenees between Spain and France.
The surname Navarrete can also be associated with the historical region of Navarre, which is located in northern Spain.
Surname origins are rarely settled: one spelling can have several sources, and families often took a name for reasons nobody wrote down. Check it against the sources below before you rely on it.
Similar spellings
#1,471
Navarrete was the 1,471st most common surname in the 2010 US Census, with 24,259 people, about 7.9 in every 100,000.
Who carries it
Surnames like Navarrete
Names it is linked with, then names with the same origin and a similar standing.
Check the sources
- Forebears: where Navarrete is found around the world
- The Internet Surname Database: a second opinion on the origin
- US Census Bureau: the 2010 surname figures used here
For a name you are serious about, compare the dictionaries: Reaney and Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames; Hanks, Dictionary of American Family Names.