Find out how popular the last name Cabana is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Cabana.

Cabana, like all of the last 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 Cabana surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cabana in America

Cabana is the 14943rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cabana surname appeared 1,980 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Cabana.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cabana 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.

The history of the last name Cabana

The surname Cabana originates from Spain and Portugal, where it first appeared in the 12th century. It is derived from the Galician-Portuguese word "cabana," meaning a small hut or cottage. The name likely referred to someone who lived in or worked with such dwellings.

One of the earliest recorded bearers of this surname was Pedro Cabana, a nobleman from Galicia who served in the court of King Alfonso IX of León in the early 13th century. Another early mention can be found in the Cartulary of Coimbra, a medieval manuscript from Portugal, which includes a reference to a certain Domingos Cabana in 1228.

The Cabana name was also present in the Iberian Peninsula during the Reconquista, the centuries-long period of Christian conquest against the Moors. In 1347, a knight named Rodrigo Cabana fought alongside King Alfonso XI of Castile at the Battle of Algeciras against the Marinid dynasty of Morocco.

In the 15th century, the Cabana surname spread to other parts of Europe and the Americas through Spanish and Portuguese exploration and colonization. One notable bearer was Juan de Cabana, a Spanish conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the 1520s.

Another prominent figure with this surname was José Cabana y Cavarrubias, a Spanish painter and engraver born in Seville in 1625. He is best known for his religious works and portraits of nobility.

During the 19th century, the Cabana name gained some renown in the field of literature. José Cabana Bautista, born in 1811 in Cádiz, Spain, was a renowned poet and journalist who wrote extensively about his native Andalusia region.

In more recent times, one of the most famous individuals with the Cabana surname was Julio Cabana, a Cuban-born American painter and illustrator (1905-1996). He was known for his vibrant depictions of Latin American culture and contributed illustrations to numerous books and magazines.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cabana

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

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:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

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

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 Cabana has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Cabana was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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