Vizcaya Town Names

How to use this page

This page is designed to help a person researching in Vizcaya (Bizkaia). Many websites will list the Basque name of a town while the FamilySearch Catalog will give you the town name in Spanish. This table will help you easily convert the Basque town names into Spanish as well as give you links to the Catalog entry. Here are some pointers to help you understand the use of this page.

  • The Columns 1-3 are sortable. Use the sort feature to alphabetize the list by either the Basque or Spanish town name and the Parish name. By default the list is alphabetized by the Basque Town Name.
  • The "Parish Annex of..." column can be used to help you find the parish of a small town or the neighboring parish if your family is not found in the records. If either case happens try looking at the town listed in this column to help locate your family. The town names in this column are in Spanish.
  • There are three parishes whose records were not microfilmed. These are noted in the "Notes" column.
  • Some towns have changed names and this information has been noted where possible in the "Notes" column.
  • The "Catalog Link" column will send you to the catalog entry so you can find the digitized/microfilmed records. There is one parish (Ugarte) with two catalog entries. You may have to visit both pages to find your family.


Basque Name Spanish Name Parish Annex of …. Notes Catalog Link
Abadiño Abadiano Click here
Aceña, La Aceña, La Galdames
Agarre o Agirre Aguirre Arrieta
Agirre Aguirre Arrigorriaga
Ahedo Ahedo Carranza Click here
Ajangiz-Mendieta Ajánguiz-Mendieta Records not filmed by FamilySearch.
Akorda Acorda Ibarranguelua Click here
Akorda Acorda Ereño
Albiz Albiz Mendata Click here
Albizu Albizua Orozco Also known as Albizu Elejaga. Click here
Alboniga Albóniga Bermeo Click here
Aldana Aldanas Amorebieta-Echano
Alday/Aldai Alday Frúniz
Aldeacueva Aldeacueva Carranza Click here
Alen Alén Sopuerta
Algorta Algorta Guecho Click here
Alonsotegi Alonsótegui See also Baracaldo. Click here
Altamira-San Kristobal Altamira-San Cristóbal Busturia
Altzaa Alzaa Echevarría
Altzuaga Arzuaga Ceánuri
Altzusta Alzusta Ceánuri
Amalloa Amalloa Marquina-Jeméin
Ambasaguas Ambasaguas Carranza
Ametzola Amézola Ceberio
Amorebieta Amorebieta Now known as Amorebieta-Echano. Click here
Amoroto Amoroto Click here
Andaparaluzeta Anteparaluceta Ochandiano
Andikoa Andicona Berriz
Andraka Andracas Lemóniz
Arakaldo Aracaldo Click here
Arana Arana Guernica y Luno
Aranguren Aranguren Zalla
Arantzazu Aránzazu Click here
Arbaiza Arbaiza Orozco
Arboleda, La Arboleda, La Valle de Trápaga
Areatza Arenaza Also known as Villaro. Click here
Areiltza-Olatzar Arilza-Olalzar Ceberio
Arenao Arenao Sopuerta
Arene Arene Arrancudiaga
Aresandiaga Aresandiaga Ceberio
Argiñano Arguiñano Ceberio
Arkotxa Arcocha Zarátamo
Arkulanda Arculanda Ceberio
Armintza Arminza Lemóniz
Arostegieta Arosteguieta Dima
Arrankudiaga Arrancudiaga Click here
Arraño Arraño Lemona
Arratzu Arrazua Also known as Arrazua de Vizcaya. Click here
Arrazola Arrázola Axpe Achondo Click here
Arrigorriaga Arrigorriaga Click here
Arronategi Arronátegui Bermeo
Arta Arta Cenarruza-Bolívar
Artea Artea Before 1994 it was known as either Castillo y Elejabeitia (Gaztelu-Elexabeitia) or Arteaga (Artea). Click here
Aspiuntza Aspiunza Zollo It is now part of the municipality of Arrancudiaga.
Astepe Astepe Amorebieta-Echano
Asterrika Asterrica Berriatúa
Astrabudua Astrabudua Bilbao
Atxondo-Apatamonasterio Achondo-Apatamonasterio Axpe Achondo It is near Axpe-Marzana and Arrázola.
Atxuri Achurri Munguía
Aulesti Aulestia o Murélaga Listed in the FamilySearch Catalog as Murélaga. Click here
Autzagane Auzagana Amorebieta-Echano
Avellaneda Avellaneda Sopuerta Click here
Axpe de Busturia Axpe de Busturia Busturia Click here
Axpe-Martzana Axpe Marzana Axpe Achondo There are two parishes.
Axpe, San Juan Bautista Axpe, San Juan Bautista Click here
Martzana, San Martín Obispo Marzana, San Martín Obispo Click here
Bakio Baquio Click here
Baldatika Baldatica Forúa
Balmaseda Valmaseda Click here
Baluga La Baluga Sopuerta Click here
Barakaldo Baracaldo Click here
Bargondia Bargondia Dima
Barinaga Barinaga Marquina-Jeméin Click here
Barrietas, Las Barrietas, Las Sopuerta Click here
Barrika Barrica Click here
Basauri Basauri Click here
Basetxeta Basechetas Ereño
Basetxeta Basechetas Gautéguiz de Arteaga
Basondo Basondo Cortézubi
Bedarona Bedarona Ea Click here
Bedia Vedia Listed as Bedia in the FamilySearch Catalog. Click here
Belandia Belandia Orduña This parish is in the Diocese of Vitoria. Click here
Bengoetxea Bengoechea Orozco
Berango Berango Click here
Bermeo Bermeo Click here
Bernagoitia Bernagoitia Amorebieta-Echano Click here
Bernales Bernales Carranza Click here
Berreño Berreño Arbácegui y Guerricaiz
Berriatua Berriatúa Click here
Berrio-Aldape Berrio-Aldape Elorrio
Berriozabal-Arabios Berriozábal-Arabios Elorrio
Berriz Bérriz Click here
Bezi Beci Sopuerta Click here
Biañez Biáñez Carranza Click here
Bikarregi Vicárregui Dima
Bilbao Bilbao There are seven parishes. Two of them belong to Duesto and Abando but are not easily distinguished from the other parishes.
Bilbao, Catedral-Basílica del Señor Santiago Bilbao, Catedral-Basílica del Señor Santiago Click here
Bilbao, San Antonio Abad Bilbao, San Antonio Abad Click here
Bilbao, San Nicolás de Bari Bilbao, San Nicolás de Bari Click here
Bilbao, San Pedro Apóstol Bilbao, San Pedro Apóstol Click here
Bilbao, San Vicente Mártir de Abando Bilbao, San Vicente Mártir de Abando This is not necesarrily part of Abando. Click here
Bilbao, Santa María de Begoña Bilbao, Santa María de Begoña Click here
Bilbao, Santo Juanes Bilbao, Santo Juanes Click here
Billela Billela Munguía
Boroa Boroa Amorebieta-Echano
Botiola Botiolas Frúniz
Burbustu Burbustu Zarátamo
Butron Butrón Gatica
Calera del Prado, La Calera del Prado, La Carranza Also known as La Calera. Click here
Callejo, El Callejo, El Carranza
Canala Canalá Pedernales Click here
Carral San Martín de Carral Sopuerta Click here
Carreras, Las Carreras, Las Abanto y Ciérvana Click here
Castaño, El Castaño Nuevo, El Sopuerta
Cerca, La Cerca, La Carranza
Concha Concha Carranza
Cueto Cueto Trucios
Derio Derio Click here
Durango Durango There are two parishes.
Durango, Santa Ana Durango, Santa Ana Click here Click here
Durango, Santa María Durango, Santa María Click here
Ea Ea There are two parishes.
Ea, San Juan Bautista Ea, San Juan Bautista Click here
Ea, Santa María de Jesús Ea, Santa María de Jesús Click here
Eitzaga Eizaga Zaldívar
Elantxobe Elanchove Click here
Elorriaga Elorriaga Lemona
Elorrio Elorrio There are two parishes.
Elorrio, Purísima Concepción Elorrio, Purísima Concepción Click here
Elorrio, San Agustín de Echevarría Elorrio, San Agustín de Echevarría This probably is in the neighborhood of San Agustín. Click here
Elortza Elorza Urdúliz
Emerando Emerando Munguía
Erandio Erandio This used to be part of the Lejona parish. Click here
Ereño Ereño Vedia
Ereño-Elexalde Ereño This town could also be called Ereño-Elejalde. It appears more commonly as Ereño. Click here
Ergoien Ergoyen Gámiz-Fica
Ermitabarri Emeritabarri-Ibarra Ceberio
Ermua Ermúa Click here
Eroso Eroso Vedia
Errenteria Renteria Guernica y Luno
Errigoiti Rigoitia Click here
Etxebarri Echévarri Click here
Etxebarria Echevarría Click here
Euba Euba Amorebieta-Echano
Forua Forúa Click here
Fruiz Frúniz Click here
Gabika Gavica Ereño Click here
Galdakao Galdácano Click here
Galdames Galdames There are three parishes.
Galdames, San Esteban Galdames, San Esteban de Galdames Click here
Galdames, San Pedro Galdames, San Pedro de Galdames Click here
Galdames, Santa María Galdames, Santa María Click here
Galindo Galindo Valle de Trápaga
Gallarta Gallarta Abanto y Ciérvana The FamilySearch Catalog entry might be wrong about the information. The link might actually belong to Las Carreras. Click here
Gallartu Gallartu Orozco
Gamiz-Fika Gámiz-Fica There are two parishes that have been combined into one town.
Fika, San Martín Obispo Fica, San Martín Obispo Click here
Gamiz, San Andrés Gámiz, San Andrés Click here
Garai Garay Click here
Gatika Gatica Click here
Gautegiz Arteaga Gautéguiz de Arteaga Derio Also known as Arteaga. Listed as Arteaga (Derio) in the FamilySearch Catalog. Click here
Gazaga Gazaga Zaldívar
Gazeta Gáceta Elorrio
Gaztelua Gastelua Abadiano
Gerea Guerena Mallavia Click here
Gernika Guernica Also known as Guernica y Luno. Click here
Getxo Guecho There are two parishes according to the Guia de los Archivos de la Iglesia en España, FamilySearch only indicates one. Click here
Gezala Guezala Ceberio
Gizaburuaga Guizaburuaga Click here
Goierri Goyerrí Barrica
Goikolejea Goicolegea Larrabezúa Click here
Goitana Goitana Mallavia
Goitioltza Goitiolza Lezama
Goiuria Goyuria Yurreta This town belonged to Durango between 1926-1990.
Gordexola Gordejuela Click here
Gorgolas Górgolas Arcentales
Gorliz Górliz Click here
Gorozika Gorocica Click here
Gueñes Güeñes Click here
Gutiolo Gutiolo Zarátamo
Herboso Herboso Carranza
Herrera, La Herrera, La Zalla Click here
Ibarra Ibarra Gámiz-Fica
Ibarra Ibarra Orozco
Ibarranguelu Ibarranguelua Click here
Ibarrola Ibarrola Murélaga
Ibarruri Ibárruri Click here
Igorre Yurre Click here
Iguria Iguria Elorrio
Indusi Indusi Dima
Ipiñaburu Ipiñaburu Ceánuri Sometimes it is spelled as Ipiña-buru. Click here
Iratzagorria Irazagorria Gordejuela Click here
Ispaster Ispáster Click here
Iturreta Iturreta Marquina-Jeméin
Iurreta Yurreta This town belonged to Durango between 1926-1990. Click here
Izurtza Izurza Click here
Kortezubi Cortézubi Click here
Lamindao Lamíndano Dima Click here
Lanestosa Lanestosa Click here
Lanzas Agudas Lanzas-Agudas Carranza Click here
Larrabetzu Larrabezúa Click here
Larrauri Larrauri Munguía Click here
Larruskain Larruscaín Marquina-Jeméin
Laukariz Laucariz Click here
Laukiz Lauquíniz Click here
Lauro Lauros Lujua
Leaniz-Miota Leániz-Miota Elorrio
Leioa Lejona Click here
Lekeitio Lequeitio Click here
Lemoa Lemona Click here
Lemorieta Lemorieta Lemona
Lendoñobeiti Lendoño de Abajo Orduña Click here
Lendoñogoiti Lendoño de Arriba Orduña Click here
Lezama Lezama Previously known as Santa María de Lezama. Click here
Libano-Arrieta Líbano de Arrieta Listed as Arrieta in the FamilySearch Catalog. Click here
Likona Licona Mendeja
Loiola-Arratzu Loyola-Arrazua Arrazua
Loiu Lujua Click here
Malats Malax Murélaga
Mallabia Mallavia Click here
Mañaria Mañaria Click here
Mandaluniz Mandaluniz Frúniz
Mañu Mañuas Bermeo Parish records not found in the FamilySearch Catalog.
Manzaneda de Biañez Manzaneda de Biáñez Carranza Listed as Biáñez in the FamilySearch Catalog. Click here
Markina-Xemein Marquina-Jeméin Listed as Marquina in the FamilySearch Catalog. Click here
Markio Marquio Miravalles
Marmiz Mármiz Mendata
Martiartu Martiartu Arrigorriaga
Maruri Maruri Click here
Matiena Matiena Abadiano
Matienzo Matienzo Carranza Click here
Meabe Meave Marquina-Jeméin
Meakaur Meacaur Morga
Mekoleta Mecoleta Ochandiano
Meñaka Meñaca Click here
Mendata Mendata Click here
Mendeika Mendeica Orduña Click here
Mendexa Mendeja Click here
Mendiola Mendiola Abadiano
Mendraka Mendraca Elorrio
Metxikas Mechicas Rigoitia
Mikel Deuna San Miguel Bermeo
Molinar Molinar Carranza
Montellano Montellano Galdames Parish records not found in the FamilySearch Catalog.
Morga Morga Click here
Moyordin Moyordín Zarátamo
Mundaka Mundaca Click here
Muñecas, Las Muñecas, Las Sopuerta
Mungia Munguía Click here
Munitibar-Arbatzegi-Gerrikaitz Arbácegui y Guerricaiz There are two parishes.
Arbatzegi, San Vicente Arbácegui, San Vicente Click here
Gerrikaitz, La Natividad de Nuestra Señora Guerricaiz, La Natividad de Nuestra Señora Click here
Murueta Murueta Orozco Listed as Murueta (Orozco) in the FamilySearch Catalog. See the parish of San Pedro. Click here
Murueta Murueta Also known as Murueta de Guernica or Murueta de Busturia. Listed as Murueta (Orozco) in the FamilySearch Catalog. See the parish of Santa María de la Natividad. Click here
Muskiz Musques Also known as San Julián de Musques. Click here
Muxika-Ugarte Múgica Also known as Ugarte de Múgica. Click here
Nabarniz Navárniz Click here
Natxitua Nachitúa Ea Click here
Nocedal Nocedal Ortuella Click here
Oba Oba Dima
Odiaga Odiaga Amoroto
Olarte Olarte Orozco Click here
Olazabal Olazábal Dima
Oma Oma Cortézubi
Oñarte Oñarte Morga
Ondarroa Ondárroa Click here
Orobios Orobios Amorebieta-Echano
Oromiño Oromiño Amorebieta-Echano
Orozketa Orosqueta Yurreta
Orozko-Zubiaur Orozco Click here
Ortuella Ortuella Parish records not found in the FamilySearch Catalog.
Osma Osma Mallavia
Otxandio Ochandiano Click here
Otxaran Ocharán Zalla Click here
Pando Pando Carranza Click here
Pandozales Pandozales Valmaseda
Paules Paules Carranza
Peñueco Peñueco Valmaseda
Plentzia Plencia It was known as Placencia. Click here
Pobeña Pobena Musques Click here
Portugalete Portugalete Click here
Quadra, La Cuadra, La Güeñes Click here
Ranero Ranero Carranza Click here
Regato, El Regato, El Baracaldo
Reineta, La Reineta, La Valle de Trápaga
Rigada, La Rigada, La Musques
Rioseco Rioseco Carranza
San Agustín San Agustín Elorrio See Elorrio, San Agustín de Echevarría.
San Cipriano San Cipriano Carranza Probably the same as San Ciprián, Carranza. The information does not appear to be microfilmed.
San Esteban San Esteban Carranza Click here+G291
San Juan de Somorrostro San Juan de Somorrostro Musques Also known as San Juan de Musques. Click here
San Martin San Martín Orozco
San Miguel San Miguel Amorebieta-Echano
San Miguel de Linares San Miguel de Linares Arcentales Listed as Arcentales in the FamilySearch Catalog. Click here
San Pelaio San Pelayo Baquio Click here
Sangrices Sangrices Carranza Click here
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Arcentales
Santecilla Santecilla Carranza Click here
Santiago Santiago Axpe Achondo
Santurtzi Santurce Listed as Santurce-Antiguo in the FamilySearch Catalog. Click here
Sestao Sestao Click here
Sierra Sierra Carranza Click here
Sodupe Sodupe Click here
Solarte-Gallete Solarte-Gallete Ispaster
Sollano-Llantada Sollano-Llantada Zalla
Sondika Sondica Click here
Sopelana Sopelana Click here
Sopuerta-Mercadillo Sopuerta-Mercadillo Listed as Mercadillo in the FamilySearch Catalog. Click here
Soscaño Soscaño Carranza Click here
Suceso, El Suceso, El Carranza
Sukarrieta Pedernales Click here
Totorika Totorica Arbácegui y Guerricaiz
Trapagaran Valle de Trápaga Also known as San Salvador del Valle. Listed as San Salvador del Valle in the FamilySearch Catalog. Click here
Traslaviña Traslaviña Arcentales Click here
Traslosheros Traslosheros Arcentales
Treto Treto Carranza Also known as San Ciprián Click here
Triano Triano Abanto y Ciérvana
Turtzioz Trucios One of the parishes is located in the province of Cantabria.
Turtzioz Aguera, San Juan Bautista Trucios Agüera, San Juan Bautista Also known as Agüera de Trucios. The FamilySearch Catalog has this listed in the province of Cantabria. Click here
Turtzioz, San Pedro de Romaña Trucios, San Pedro de Romaña Click here
Txabarri Chávarri Galdames
Ubide Ubídea Click here
Ubilla-Urberuaga Ubilla-Urberuaga Marquina-Jeméin
Ugao-Miraballes Miravalles Click here
Ugaran Ugaran Amoroto
Ugarana-Dima Ugarana Dima
Ugarte Ugarte Gatica
Unbe Umbe Lauquíniz
Undurraga Undurraga Ceánuri
Urduliz Urdúliz Click here
Urduña Orduña Click here
Uribe Uribe Ceánuri
Urigoiti Urigoiti Orozco See also the records from Zaloa. Click here
Uriondo Uriondo Ceberio
Urizar Urizar de Lemóniz Lemóniz Listed as Lemóniz in the FamilySearch Catalog. Click here
Urkiola Urquiola Abadiano This could potentially have church records but they do not appear to be filmed or located at the archive in Bilbao.
Urkizu Urquizu Yurre
Urrutia Urrutia Amoroto
Usansolo Usánsolo Galdácano
Villanueva de Presa Villanueva de Presa Carranza Listed as Presa in the FamilySearch Catalog. Click here
Zabala-Belendiz Zabala Arrazua
Zaldibar Zaldívar Click here
Zaldu Zaldu Gordejuela Click here
Zalla Zalla Click here
Zaloa Zaloa Orozco Click here
Zamudio Zamudio Click here
Zaramillo Zaramillo Güeñes
Zaratamo Zarátamo Click here
Zeanuri Ceánuri Click here
Zeberio Ceberio The capital neighborhood of the municipality is Zubialde. Click here
Zierbena Ciérvana Click here
Ziortza-Bolibar Cenarruza-Bolívar There are two parishes that have been combined into one town.
Ziortza, Santa María de la Asunción Cenarruza, Santa María de la Asunción Click here
Bolibar, Santo Tomás Apóstol Bolívar, Santo Tomás Apóstol Click here
Zollo Zollo Also known as Zollo-Elejalde. Click here
Zubero Zubero Murélaga
Zubiaur Zubiaur Orozco Parish records not found in the FamilySearch Catalog.
Zubiete Zubiete Gordejuela
Zuluaga Zuluaga Ceánuri