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Escarzaga Name Meaning

Basque: Castilianized form (Escárzaga) of Eskartzaga a topographic name composed of askar ‘maple’ + the locative suffix -aga ‘place or group of’. This surname is very rare in Spain while the surname Eskar(t)zaga is virtually non-existing. Compare Escarcega .

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


Similar surnames: Escarcega, Careaga, Esparza, Scarlata, Cariaga, Schrage, Scorza

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Between 1970 and 2004, in the United States, Escarzaga life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2002, and highest in 1981. The average life expectancy for Escarzaga in 1970 was 74, and 87 in 2004.

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