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Birrueta Family History

Birrueta Surname Meaning

Hispanic (mainly Mexico): altered form of Basque Berrueta, a habitational name from Berroeta in Navarre.

It is named with Basque berro ‘arum lily’ + the collective suffix -eta ‘place or group of’.

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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