ITUARTE The origin of this surname are the houses ITUARTE (3) located in XEMEIN, quarter of Atxondoa (municipality of Markina), in Bizkaia, with branches in Gipuzkoa (XVI), Toledo (Spain) and Buenos Aires.

MEANING: the origin of the name is ITURARTE, ITUR means fountain or spring, and ARTE means Between, so the meaning is: (The house or the place) between the springs.

Coat of Arms: Cuartelado, 1=BA y 4=BA, en oro un lobo andante de su color natural, lampasado de gules; medio cortados y ajedrezados de plata y azur. 2=BA y 3=BA, en gules seis estrellas de oro puestas tres dos y una, y tambi= en medio cortados de oro, con cinco panelas de sinople puestas en aspa

Places with families Ituarte: ARABA: Amurrio, BIZKAIA: Abadiano, Arrazua, Bermeo, Berriatua, Bilbao, Gernika, Lekeitio, Markina, Ondarroa, GIPUZKOA: Arrasate, Ataun, Donostia, Eibar, Elgoibar, Errenteria, Getaria, Lasarte, Mutriku, Oria, Pasaia. SOUTH AMERICA: Mexico, Argentina

Ytuarte (ayoelkers@aol.com) has asked that any Ituarte/Ytuarte out there contact him. Also, there are Ytuartes in Bizkaia, in Ibarrenguelua.

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