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

Cabera, 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 Cabera surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cabera in America

Cabera is the 62359th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cabera surname appeared 321 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Cabera.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cabera 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 Cabera

The surname CABERA has its origins in Spain, dating back to the 15th century. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "cabra," meaning goat, suggesting that the name's bearers may have been associated with goat herding or lived in an area where goats were prevalent.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the surname CABERA can be found in the "Censo de Pecheros" (Tax Census) of 1495, a document that recorded taxpayers in the Kingdom of Castile. This suggests that the name was already established in the region during the late 15th century.

In the 16th century, the surname CABERA appears in various historical records, such as the "Catastro de Ensenada" (Cadastre of Ensenada), a detailed census conducted in the mid-18th century that provided valuable information about the distribution of surnames across Spain.

The CABERA surname has also been linked to several place names in Spain, including Cabera, a municipality in the province of Salamanca, and Cabera de Salamanca, a hamlet in the same region. These place names may have contributed to the formation of the surname or vice versa.

Notable individuals with the surname CABERA include:

1. Juan de Cabera (c. 1490-1556), a Spanish soldier and explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico.
2. Alonso de Cabera (c. 1515-1598), a Spanish historian and author who wrote about the conquest of the Canary Islands.
3. Pedro Cabrera (c. 1530-1600), a Spanish conquistador and explorer who played a role in the colonization of Chile.
4. María Cabrera (1630-1709), a Spanish nun and mystic who founded the Order of the Immaculate Conception.
5. José Cabrera y Bobadilla (1786-1841), a Spanish military officer and politician who served as the interim President of Mexico in 1841.

While the surname CABERA has its roots in Spain, it has since spread to various parts of the world, particularly Latin America, due to Spanish colonization and migration. However, the detailed history and origins presented here focus primarily on the Spanish context and the earliest recorded instances of the name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cabera

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

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 Cabera 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 Cabera 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 Cabera was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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