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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Basque Arriaga, a habitational surname of Basque origin.
Proper noun
Arriaga (plural Arriagas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Arriaga is the 1865th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19236 individuals. Arriaga is most common among Hispanic/Latino (94.94%) individuals.
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Basque Arriaga (literally “stony place”), from harri (“stone”) + -aga (“place, abundance”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈrjaɡa/
- Rhymes: -aɡa
- Syllabification: A‧rria‧ga
Proper noun
Arriaga m or f by sense
- a surname from Basque
- Arriaga-Lakua, Arriaga (a former village, now a district of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain)
- A town in western Chiapas, Mexico