Surnames mark the personality of people, since in many cases they reveal their family origins, areas of birth, etc. At other times, surnames become so popular that the heritage contained in them is blurred and they only become a family identification code.
However, although with greater difficulty, surnames are also likely to disappear, due to various factors, such as the primacy of paternal surnames over maternal ones or the low birth rate within a family. This is the case of a Mexican surname, which only 37 people already have.
It is cake of the surname Eguiluz, which originates from Spain, where it is the first surname of 1,363 people, and 1,458 who use it as a second. There are also thirteen people who repeat it as their first and second surnames. Due to this, in Spain it ranks 3,341 among the most common.
In the world, Eguiluz ranks 70 thousand 849 of the most popular. In the case of Mexico, it is the least popular and is about to disappear. As already mentioned, only 37 people have it, according to figures from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI).
According to some records of ancestry, Eguiluz has origins in Alava and is written in Basque, although it may be in the form Hegiluz. It was also revealed that he is related to Fernández de Lux.
It will be a matter of luck if the surname survives in Mexico, as new generations of migrants could carry it. Currently there is the option to choose what will be the first surname of a newborn, so this could help its preservation.
What is the most popular last name?
According to INEGI, the most popular surname in Mexico is ‘Hernandez‘ with 178,236 people using it as their first or second surname. They are followed by García in second place, and Martínez in third.
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