ARRAIZ is the name of a small village (belongs to the municipality of Ulzama) located in the north west of Pamplona (more or less 10 Kmts.), Metauten is not in the Pyrenees, is located near Estella, in the south west of Pamplona (more or less 18 kmts). Well, you know that our idea about distances is very different than the American.

The origin of the surname is the place named Arraiz, there are two big branches of this surname, one passed to Gipuzkoa (Idiazabal and Itsasondo), and other went to Pamplona and Los Arcos in Nabarra, a branche variated the surname to Arraez

Proves of Nobility: Gipuzkoa in 1690, Pamplona 1766,1793

Coat of Arms: En azur tres sirenas, de su color natural, de cabellos de oro sobre ondas de agua de azur y plata, llevando cada una un espejo de plata en la mano diestra y un peine de oro en la siniestra

Other Coat: en oro tres caballeros armados y surmontados de una rueda de gules

Meaning: ARRI means stone, and AITZ means rock, so probably the meaning of this toponim is "The Rock" ,or stony place, although there are other theories

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crazyhead_321 at yahoo dot com 13-Nov-2007 20:55 #6397 If you have any information on Arraiz being related to Araiza please email me, or leave a note
123 at noreply,com 10-Sep-2007 22:01 #6009 my family's last name is Araiza, and we have been told it is basque. Could it be possible it is derived from Arraiz, since they are so similar?
xaliscomex at yahoo dot com 25-Jun-2007 11:00 #5539 The word "arraiz" in Catarina, Mexico means barefoot. I have a Basque last name "Arriola". The word is regional and is not used by anyone outside of Jalsico. Maybe its a basque word, maybe its a indian word or maybe its an archaic spanish word.
dmarraiz at yahoo dot com 07-May-2007 15:07 #5143 Hi my name is Danielle Melissa Arraiz. My grandfather told me that my family came over from the Canary Islands. Other than that I don't know too much myself. I too have always thought my name was unique.
darraiz at yahoo dot com 27-Sep-2006 22:39 #3690 Hi, My name is Damian Arraiz and I live Buffalo, NY. My fathers father was from Santander, Spain. He moved here in 1920 but he died shortly after I was born so there is little I've learned directly from him. If anyone has any information as to the origins of this name or shares this name please feel free to contact me. I will be traveling to Santander in the spring of 2007 to further research my heritage.
uno at bellsouth dot net 16-Oct-2003 16:05 #147 Hi, Mi name is Luis R. Salinas Arraez (My mom's maiden name is Arraez). I am from Venezuela and would love to know more about how the arraez got to the new continent, and if there are other folks who share this rare (in my opinion) last name. Feel free to contact me at luigi028@bellsouth.net Luis.
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