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

Cabiles, 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 Cabiles surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cabiles in America

Cabiles is the 71886th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cabiles surname appeared 271 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 Cabiles.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cabiles 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 Cabiles

The surname Cabiles is believed to have originated from Spain. It is a locational name, derived from the town of Cabiles, located in the Asturias region of northern Spain. The name can be traced back to the 12th century, with records indicating that it was used by families living in and around the town.

During the medieval period, the Cabiles name appeared in various historical documents, including land registries and tax rolls. One notable example is the Becerro de las Behetrías, a 14th-century census of noble households in Castile, where the name Cabiles is mentioned.

The earliest recorded instance of the surname Cabiles dates back to 1256, when a certain Rodrigo Cabiles was mentioned in a legal document from the city of Oviedo. This suggests that the family had already established itself in the region by the 13th century.

In the 15th century, a branch of the Cabiles family migrated to the Canary Islands, where they played a role in the island's early colonization. One notable figure was Juan Cabiles, who was born in Tenerife in 1492 and served as a military commander during the conquest of the island of La Palma.

Another prominent individual bearing the Cabiles surname was María Cabiles, a 16th-century noblewoman from Asturias. She was known for her philanthropic work and founded a convent in the town of Gijón in 1578.

During the Age of Exploration, the Cabiles name spread to various parts of the Spanish Empire, including the Americas. In the 17th century, a man named Diego Cabiles was among the early settlers of New Spain (present-day Mexico), where he established a cattle ranch near the city of Guanajuato.

In the 19th century, a notable figure was Miguel Cabiles, a Spanish politician and writer who was born in Madrid in 1812. He served as a member of the Cortes (the Spanish parliament) and wrote several books on history and literature.

Throughout its history, the Cabiles surname has undergone various spelling variations, such as Caviles, Cabyles, and Cabylez, reflecting local dialects and linguistic changes over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cabiles

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

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

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