Frequency: (224)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Spanish (of Basque origin): habitational name from some minor place named with Basque arantz(e) or arantz(a) ‘(haw)thorn’ + ibi ‘ford’ + -a (article suffix).
GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 60%. Jose (12), Juan (6), Alberto (4), Alfredo (4), Carlos (4), Orlando (4), Pedro (4), Andres (3), Julio (3), Lazaro (3), Luis (3), Miguel (3).
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
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