Aguirre (surname)
Appearance
Origin | |
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Region of origin | Basque country |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Aguerre, Aguirra, Aguirra, Aguirri, Daguerre, Izaguirre, Yzaguirre, Eyzaguirre, Zaguirre |
Aguirre is a surname of Basque origin. It shows different variants (Agerre, Agerri, Ager) and composite surnames (Eizagirre, Agirresarobe, Agirrezabala, etc.), meaning 'prominent' or 'exposed prominence/place'.[1] Lope de Aguirre was one of the first Europeans to explore the Americas. Based on "the U.S. Census Bureau's 1990 and 2000 censuses,"[2] HowManyofMe.com estimates in mid-2013 that 68,990 people bear the surname Aguirre in the United States, making the name statistically the country's 508th most common surname.[3][better source needed]
People with the surname
[edit]Arts and entertainment
[edit]- Adriana Aguirre (born 1951), Argentine actress, vedette
- Amber Aguirre (born 1958), American ceramic sculptor
- Ann Aguirre, American speculative fiction author
- Arantxa Aguirre, Spanish film director
- Carmen Aguirre, Canadian and Chilean actor, playwright, and writer
- Celso Aguirre Bernal (1916–1997), Mexican writer and historian
- Forrest Aguirre, American fantasy and horror author
- Francisco de Aguirre (painter) (fl. 1646), Spanish Baroque painter
- Francisco de Paula Aguirre (1875–1939), Venezuelan composer
- Ignacio Aguirre (1900–1990), Mexican engraver
- Margarita Aguirre (1925–2003), Chilean writer
- Maricarmen Arrigorriaga Aguirre (born 1957), Chilean television and film actress
- Memo Aguirre (born 1951), Chilean singer
- Ricardo Aguirre (1939–1969), Venezuelan musician
- Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, American writer
- Rosa Aguirre (1908–1981), Filipino actress
- Rosy Aguirre, Mexican voice actress
- Rubén Aguirre (1934–2016), Mexican actor
Politics
[edit]- Amado Aguirre Santiago (1863–1949), Mexican general and politician
- Eduardo Aguirre (diplomat) (born 1946), former United States Ambassador to Spain
- Elfego Hernán Monzón Aguirre (1912–1981), Guatemalan army officer and politician
- Esperanza Aguirre (born 1952), Spanish politician
- Gonzalo Aguirre (1940–2021), Uruguayan politician
- José Antonio Aguirre (politician) (1904–1960), Basque politician and footballer
- José Joaquín Aguirre (1822–1901), Chilean physician and politician
- Juan Pedro Julián Aguirre y López de Anaya (1781–1837), Argentine politician
- Juana Aguirre Luco (1877–1963), First Lady of Chile, wife of President Pedro Aguirre Cerda
- Mike Aguirre (born 1949), American politician
- Pamela Aguirre Zambonino (born 1984), Ecuadorian lawyer and politician
- Pedro Aguirre Cerda (1879–1941), President of Chile 1938–1941
- Rhina Aguirre (1939–2020), Bolivian politician and disability activist
- Roberto Aguirre Solís (born 1957), Mexican politician
- Salvador Aguirre (Honduras), Honduran politician
- Vitaliano Aguirre II, Filipino lawyer and justice minister
Sports
[edit]- Carlos Aguirre (equestrian) (born 1952), Mexican Olympic equestrian
- Carlos Aguirre (volleyball) (born 1938), Mexican Olympic volleyball player
- Damaris Gabriela Aguirre (born 1977), Mexican Olympic weightlifter
- David Álvarez Aguirre (born 1984), naturalized Equatoguinean footballer
- Facundo Aguirre (born 1985), Argentine Olympic Alpine skier
- Francisco Aguirre Matos Mancebo (born 1970), Dominican baseball player and coach
- Gaizka Garitano Aguirre (born 1975), Basque football midfielder
- Gastón Aguirre (born 1981), Argentine football defender
- Gustavo Aguirre (born 1977), Argentine Olympic runner
- Hank Aguirre (1931–1994), American baseball pitcher
- Javier Aguirre (born 1958), Mexican football defender and coach
- Jeinkler Aguirre (born 1990), Cuban Olympic diver
- Jesús Aguirre (athlete) (1902–1954), Mexican Olympic athlete
- Jorge Aguirre (athlete), Mexican Olympic athlete
- Jorge Aguirre (judoka) (born 1962), Argentine Olympic judoka
- José Luis Aguirre (born 1967), Spanish Olympic rower
- Juan Aguirre (rower) (born 1970), Spanish Olympic rower
- Julio César Aguirre (born 1969), Colombian road cyclist
- Luis Aguirre (1911–?), Argentine Olympic sailor, brother of Rolando
- Mark Aguirre (born 1959), American basketball player
- Mason Aguirre (born 1987), American snowboarder
- Molly Aguirre (born 1984), American professional snowboarder
- Nicolás Aguirre (basketball) (born 1988), Argentine professional basketball player
- Nicolás Aguirre (footballer) (born 1990), Argentine football midfielder
- Ordan Aguirre (born 1955), Venezuelan footballer
- Roberto Aguirre (footballer) (born 1942), Argentine footballer
- Roberto Aguirre (football manager) (born 1968), Spanish football manager
- Rolando Aguirre (1904–1994), Argentine Olympic sailor, brother of Luis
- William Aguirre (born 1962), Nicaraguan Olympic runner
Others
[edit]- Álvaro Coutinho Aguirre (1899–1987), Brazilian agronomist, zoologist and naturalist
- Carl and Clarence Aguirre (born 2002), former conjoined twins, from Philippines
- Francisco de Aguirre (conquistador) (1508–1581), Spanish conquistador of Chile
- Gary J. Aguirre, American securities lawyer and investigator
- Gonzalo Aguirre Beltrán (1908–1996), Mexican anthropologist
- José Antonio Aguirre (early Californian) (1799–1860), Spanish settler in Alta California
- Joseph Saenz de Aguirre (1630–1699), Spanish cardinal
- Lope de Aguirre (c. 1510–1561), Basque conquistador
- Marcelo Aguirre (disambiguation), several people
- Mary Bernard Aguirre (1844–1906), American educator
- Osmín Aguirre y Salinas (1889–1977), Salvadoran military officer
- Pedro de Aguirre, Spanish explorer of San Antonio, Texas, in the 18th century
- Pilar Zabala Aguirre (born 1951), Spanish researcher, writer, and professor
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Michelena, Luis (1997). Apellidos vascos. San Sebastián: Editorial Txertoa. pp. 36–37. ISBN 84-7148-008-5.
- ^ "FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions: Q: Does the program really know how many people have the same name as me?". How Many of Me. 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ "Census Search Results". How Many of Me. 2007. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2013.