Cabacungan Last Name Popularity, Meaning and Origin

In this article we'll look at the origin and meaning of the surname Cabacungan and how popular it is in the United States. We'll also look at the race and ethnic origin of people in the United States who are named Cabacungan.

Cabacungan, like all of the names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Cabacungan surname is from the 2010 census data.

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What is the Origin and Meaning of the Last Name Cabacungan?

The surname of Cabacungan appears to have originated in the Philippines. Its exact origin is unclear but it may be connected to the Cabacungan area found in northern Samar. Common naming practices in the Philippines often follow the Spanish model of using the surnames of both the mother and the father together. This does not seem to be the case with Cabacungan.

It is possible that the original bearers of this surname may have been born or lived in or around the geographical location of Cabacungan. They may have taken their surname from this location. The exact meaning of the name is not certain.

Where Does Cabacungan Rank in the Most Common U.S. Names?

According to the data, Cabacungan is ranked #40,800 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

The Cabacungan surname appeared 535 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0.18 would have the surname Cabacungan.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cabacungan to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

Race and Ethnic Origin of People with the Last Name Cabacungan

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cabacungan.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups: "White only", "Black only", "American Indian and Alaskan Native only", "Asian and Pacific Islander only", "Two or More Races", and "Hispanic".

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Cabacungan was:

• 9.16%, or 49 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic White Only".
• (S), or less than 100 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic Black Only".
• 72.34%, or 387 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only".
• (S), or less than 100 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native".
• 12.34%, or 66 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races".
• 5.79%, or 31 total occurrences, were "Hispanic Origin".

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Cabacungan has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data Source(s)

All of the data on this page is sourced from the Decennial Census survey, from the United States Census Bureau.

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