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Vizcaya Surname Meaning

Basque: Castilianized form of Bizkaia a habitational name from the province of Biscay (Basque Bizkaia Spanish Vizcaya) in the Basque Country Spain.

The placename Bizkaia derives from Basque bizkai ‘ridge’ + the definite article -a.

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


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You can see how Vizcaya families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Vizcaya family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most Vizcaya families were found in and USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 4 Vizcaya families living in Texas. This was 100% of all the recorded Vizcaya's in USA. Texas had the highest population of Vizcaya families in 1880.
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Passenger Lists

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Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Vizcaya life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1987, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Vizcaya in 1963 was 80, and 49 in 2004.

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