Gorostieta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Gorostieta, a surname of Basque origin.

Proper noun

Gorostieta (plural Gorostietas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gorostieta is the 31211^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 743 individuals. Gorostieta is most common among Hispanic/Latino (98.52%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gorostieta”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 68.