About the Archuletta Surname

Seen on a gravestone or a census line, Archuletta usually leads back to Archuleta. At root, the name means “From Aretxuloeta”.

Spelling and variants

Archuletta adds “t” to Archuleta, a small change that crept in as the name was written down. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Other spellings include Arechuleta.

Surname statistics

845 Americans were listed as Archuletta in the 2010 census. 69% of them identified as Hispanic or Latino.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Archuletta, so the heraldry linked to Archuleta is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Research your Archuletta family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.