Bengoetxea (

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

modern spelling), Bengoechea (or Vengoechea,

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

spellings) or Bengoetchea ( French spelling) is a

surname which is common all throughout the Basque Country, especially in cities such as: Murelaga, Lizarza, Alkitza, Aizarna, Aulestia, Igeldo (Donostia, San Sebastian),

Oiartzun Oiartzun (, ) is a town and municipality located in the Basque Country, in the province of Gipuzkoa lying at the foot of the massif Aiako Harria (Peñas de Aya in Spanish). Etymology The name traces back to ''Oiasso'' or ''Oiarso'', a Roman to ...

Aia AIA or A.I.A. or Aia may refer to: Aia * Aia, a small town in the province of Gipuzkoa, Spain * Peñas de Aya, small mountain range in Oiartzun, Gipuzkoa * Aia, current Kutaisi, ancient capital of Colchis * Aia, another name for Aea (Malis), an ...

Olaberria Olaberria is a town and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the Goierri region of the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, northern Spain. References Exter ...

, Lazkano, Berrobi ( Tolosa) and Zizurkil in

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; Valley of Orozko,

Mungia Mungia (in Spanish: ''Munguía'') is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country of northern Spain. The town has 17,691 inhabitants (2019). Geography Mungia lies 20 metres above sea level in an area full of o ...

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and

Galdakao Galdakao is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country. It is located in the Greater Bilbao, in the valley of the Ibaizabal river, near the Ganguren mountain range. It is surrounded by some summits such a ...

Biscay Biscay ( ; ; ), is a province of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Autonomous Community, heir of the ancient Lordship of Biscay, lying on the south shore of the Bay of Biscay, eponymous bay. The capital and largest city is Bilb ...

; and in

Arrieta Arrieta (both in Basque and Spanish) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. Arrieta is part of the ''comarca'' of Mungialdea. It had a population of 552 inhabitants as of 2007, and a populati ...

and Baranbio (

Amurrio Amurrio is a town and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the northwest part of the province of Álava, in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, northern Spain. It has over 10,000 inhabitants. It is between Vitori ...

) in Alava.

Meaning

Derivative of Bengoetxea or Bengoetxe, the name literally means ''down-more-of-house-the'' (''be-en-go-etxe-a''), translated into English as "the house of further down" and translated into Spanish as "la casa de más abajo". It comes from "been" superlative of "be" (inferior part) and "etxe" (house). The Bengoechea coat of arms is: in gold, a tree of sinople (green), and crossed to its trunk, two bulls of

sable The sable (''Martes zibellina'') is a species of marten, a small omnivorous mammal primarily inhabiting the forest environments of Russia, from the Ural Mountains throughout Siberia, and northern Mongolia. Its habitat also borders eastern Kaz ...

(black).

Notable Bengoecheas

* Arturo Bengochea, former President of the Cuban League of Professional Baseball *

Eduardo Bengoechea Eduardo Bengoechea (born 2 July 1959) is an Argentine former tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two player ...

, Argentine tennis player * Fernando Bengoechea, Argentine photographer * Hernando de Bengoechea, French-Colombian poet * Javier de Bengoechea, Basque poet * Jose Antonio Bengoechea, Basque-American businessman * Jose Antonio Urrutikoetxea Bengoetxea, Basque member of

ETA Eta ( ; uppercase , lowercase ; ''ē̂ta'' or ''ita'' ) is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the close front unrounded vowel, . Originally denoting the voiceless glottal fricative, , in most dialects of Ancient Greek, it ...

* Juan Zaragüeta Bengoechea - philosopher and psychologist born in Orio (Guipúzcoa) in 1883 * María Verónica Bengoechea, Argentine hockey player *Doctora Mercedes Bengoechea, Spanish linguist, Senior Lecturer in Sociolinguistics, University of Alcalá. Awarded the Distinguished Cross First Class of the Order of San Raimundo de Peñafort by the Minister of Justice. June 24, 2011. * Oinatz Bengoetxea, ''Bengoetxea VI'' (born in 1984),

Basque pelota Basque pelota (Basque: '' pilota'', Spanish: '' pelota vasca'', French: '' pelote basque'') is the name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using one's hand, a racket, a wooden bat or a basket, against a wall (''frontis or fronto ...

champion in 2008 *

Pablo Bengoechea Pablo Javier Bengoechea Dutra (born 27 June 1965) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer, who is currently a manager. A midfielder of exquisite technique, he played for several clubs in Uruguay and Spain. He was the captain of the club ...

, Uruguayan footballer * Zenón de Somodevilla y Bengoechea, Marquis of Ensenada, Spanish statesman *The Bengoechea Hotel * Daniel I Vengoechea,(born June 2nd 1984) American businessman

References

Buber's Basque Surnames (Bengoechea)
{{surname, Bengoetxea Basque-language surnames