Urrutia, meaning "distant, far away" in Basque (also known as Euskera) is the name of a family that originated in Zumárraga in the province of Gipuzkoa, and then spread out throughout the Basque country, and eventually throughout the Americas (South, Central, and North) and the Philippines.
People with the name
edit- Abraham Oyanedel Urrutia (1874–1954), Chilean politician and jurist
- Alfonso Hortiz de Urrutia (1455–1503), Spanish humanist writer
- Aliecer Urrutia (born 1974), Cuban athlete
- Aureliano Urrutia (1871–1975), Mexican physician and politician
- Benjamin Urrutia, Ecuadorian-American writer
- Carlos Luis de Urrutia, 19th-century governor of Santo Domingo
- Diego Dublé Urrutia, Chilean poet and diplomat
- Edmundo González Urrutia, Venezuelan politician
- Enrique Alvear Urrutia, Chilean bishop
- Estíbaliz Urrutia, Spanish long-distance runner
- Francisco de Paula Urrutia Ordóñez, Colombian diplomat
- Francisco José Urrutia Olano, Colombian diplomat
- Francisco José Urrutia Holguín, Colombian diplomat and jurist
- Henry Urrutia (born 1987), Cuban baseball player
- Iban Zubiaurre Urrutia, Spaniard footballer
- Ignacio Bolivar y Urrutia (1850–1944), Spaniard naturalist and entomologist
- Ignacio Jose Urrutia, Cuban historian
- Ignacio Urrutia Manzano, Chilean politician
- Ilma Urrutia, Guatemalan beauty pageant contestant
- Jenaro de Urrutia Olaran, Basque painter
- Jorge Urrutia, Chilean composer
- Jorge Urrutia, Mexican mathematician
- José Antonio Gómez Urrutia (born 1953), Chilean lawyer and politician
- José de Urrutia, Tejano military
- Josu Urrutia, Spaniard footballer
- Juan Antonio de Urrutia y Arana, Mexican nobleman and patron of the arts
- Karla Urrutia (born 1994), Mexican squash player
- Luis Gilberto Murillo Urrutia (born 1967), Colombian engineer and politician
- Manuel Urrutia Lleó, 20th President of Cuba
- María Isabel Urrutia, Colombian athlete and politician
- Matilde Urrutia, wife of Pablo Neruda
- Miguel Urrutia Montoya, Colombian economist and politician
- Osmani Urrutia (born 1976), Cuban baseball player
- Patricio Urrutia, Ecuadorian footballer
- Paulina Urrutia (born 1969), Chilean actress and politician
- Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia (born 1959), Puerto Rican lawyer and politician
- Raúl Urrutia (born 1950), Chilean lawyer and politician
- Roberto Urrutia, Cuban American Olympic weightlifter
- Robinson Urrutia, Colombian sprinter
- Ruben Urrutia, Puerto Rican rapper
- Santiago Urrutia, Uruguayan racing driver
- Tatiana Urrutia, Chilean lawyer and politician
- Wenceslao Ramírez de Villa-Urrutia, 1st Marquis of Villa-Urrutia, Spanish noble, politician and diplomat
See also
edit- List of Basques
- List of people with Basque ancestors
- Thomson–Urrutia Treaty, a treaty between the United States and Colombia