Balanciaga is the surname of the Spanish fashion designer who started the company - Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895 to 1972).

His full name is actually Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre, In Basque the first surname is Balenciaga and the second is Eizaguirre.

Basque surnames are not derived from an ancestor (or the profession of an ancestor), but rather from the name of the family's home. surnames fall into two categories: a description of the family home or the name of the first owner of the home.

Balanciaga is the surname of the Spanish fashion designer who started the company - Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895 to 1972).

His full name is actually Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre, In Basque the first surname is Balenciaga and the second is Eizaguirre.

Basque surnames are not derived from an ancestor (or the proffession of an ancestor), but rather from the name of the family's home. surnames fall into two categories: a description of the family home or the name of the first owner of the home.