Azcárraga is a surname

Surname

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 of Basque

Basque people

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 origin. Nowadays, it is held by families not only in Spain

Spain

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, but also in Mexico

Mexico

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, and other countries as well.

Etymology

Azcárraga (spelled Azkarraga in modern Basque

Basque language

Basque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is spoken by 25.7% of Basques in all territories...

 orthography) derives from the Basque word azkar meaning "maple

Maple

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", and the suffix -aga meaning "place, abundance" http://www.kaixo.com/cgi-local/bilabiz?bila1=azkarraga&submit=Buscar%2FBilatu; derivations with this suffix are common in Basque surnames. Another surname with a similar origin and meaning is Azcarreta http://www.kaixo.com/cgi-local/bilabiz?bila1=azkarreta&submit=Buscar%2FBilatu, from the same root but with the ending -eta, another common Basque suffix meaning "abundance, plurality".