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

Cabrera, 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 Cabrera surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cabrera in America

Cabrera is the 57781st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cabrera surname appeared 352 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 Cabrera.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cabrera 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 Cabrera

The surname Cabrerra is of Spanish origin, tracing its roots back to the region of Castile in the 11th century. It is derived from the word "cabra," meaning "goat" in Spanish, suggesting that the name may have initially been associated with individuals involved in goat herding or related occupations.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the Cabrrera surname can be found in the Cartulario de Eslonza, a medieval cartulary from the Monastery of Eslonza in León, Spain, dating back to the 12th century. This document contains references to individuals with the surname Cabrrera, indicating its presence in the region during that time.

In the 13th century, the Cabrrera family gained prominence in the Kingdom of Aragon, with notable figures such as Pedro Fernández de Cabrrera (c. 1255-1319), a Spanish military commander and nobleman who played a significant role in the Aragonese Crusade against the Moors.

The Cabrrera surname is also associated with the town of Cabrera de Mar, located in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia. It is believed that some individuals bearing the surname may have originated from or been connected to this locality.

During the 15th century, Diego Cabrrera (c. 1420-1494) was a Spanish navigator and explorer who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493. He later became one of the first Europeans to settle in the West Indies.

Another prominent figure was Andrés Fernández de Cabrrera (c. 1510-1598), a Spanish conquistador and explorer who participated in the conquest of Guatemala and founded several settlements in Central America.

In the realm of literature, Juan de Cabrrera Núñez de Guzmán (c. 1570-1639) was a Spanish playwright and poet known for his works during the Golden Age of Spanish literature.

The Cabrrera surname has also been associated with notable individuals in various fields, such as Ramón Cabrrera (1806-1877), a Spanish Carlist general and military leader during the Carlist Wars, and Blas Cabrrera (1876-1945), a Mexican revolutionary and prominent figure in the Mexican Revolution.

Throughout its history, the Cabrrera surname has undergone various spelling variations, including Cabrera, Cabrera, and Cabreiras, reflecting regional differences and linguistic evolution over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cabrera

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

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

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