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

Cacatian, 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 Cacatian surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cacatian in America

Cacatian is the 110825th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cacatian surname appeared 159 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 Cacatian.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cacatian 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 Cacatian

The surname CACATIAN originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France during the 12th century. It is believed to derive from the Basque word "kakatu" which means "to defecate" or "to excrete." The surname may have been given as a derogatory nickname to someone known for foul language or unpleasant habits.

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the CACATIAN name can be found in ecclesiastical records from the Basque Country. For example, a friar named Pedro CACATIAN is mentioned in a 1256 manuscript from the Monastery of Leyre in Navarre. References to the CACATIAN family can also be found in the medieval tax rolls of various Basque towns and villages.

In the 14th century, a notable bearer of the CACATIAN surname was Juan CACATIAN, a merchant from Bayonne who travelled widely throughout Europe. His business dealings are documented in several contemporary accounts from France, England, and the Italian city-states. Another early CACATIAN of note was María CACATIAN, a weaver from San Sebastián whose handicrafts were sought after by the Spanish nobility in the late 15th century.

During the Age of Exploration, several CACATIANS ventured to the New World as conquistadors and colonists. One such explorer was Alonso CACATIAN, born in Bilbao in 1512, who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to conquer Mexico in 1519. Alonso later became one of the first European settlers in the region now known as Veracruz.

In the 17th century, the CACATIAN name spread to various parts of Europe as Basque migrants sought economic opportunities abroad. A Dutch sailor named Pieter CACATIAN is recorded as being part of an expedition to Java in 1628. Around the same time, a family of Basque glassmakers with the surname CACATIAN established a successful business in Venice, Italy.

Other notable bearers of the CACATIAN surname throughout history include Rafael CACATIAN, a Spanish officer who fought against Napoleon's invasion in the early 1800s, and Sebastián CACATIAN, an Uruguayan poet and journalist active in the late 19th century whose works celebrated his Basque heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cacatian

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

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

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