Aguirre (surname) explained

Aguirre
Region:	Basque country
Variant:	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]

People with the surname

Arts and entertainment

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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 (–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

• Aguirre (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. Book: Michelena, Luis. Apellidos vascos. Editorial Txertoa. 1997. 84-7148-008-5. San Sebastián. 36–37.
2. Web site: FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions: Q: Does the program really know how many people have the same name as me? . How Many of Me . 17 May 2013. 2007.
3. Web site: Census Search Results. How Many of Me. 17 May 2013. 2007. 21 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151121135321/http://howmanyofme.com/search/. dead.