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

Caguioa, 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 Caguioa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Caguioa in America

Caguioa is the 79075th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Caguioa surname appeared 241 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 Caguioa.

We can also compare 2010 data for Caguioa 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 Caguioa

The surname CAGUIOA is of Philippine origin, tracing its roots back to the late 16th century during the Spanish colonial era in the Philippines. It is believed to have originated from the Tagalog language, one of the major languages spoken in the Philippine archipelago.

The name CAGUIOA may have stemmed from a combination of the Tagalog words "cagui" meaning "to carry" and "ioa" meaning "to lift up" or "to raise." This could suggest that the name was initially associated with a particular occupation or trade involving carrying or lifting tasks.

Records indicate that the earliest known instances of the surname CAGUIOA appeared in historical documents and census records from the late 16th and early 17th centuries in the provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga, and Tarlac, located in the central Luzon region of the Philippines.

One of the earliest documented individuals bearing the surname CAGUIOA was Juan CAGUIOA, a landowner and farmer who lived in the town of Guiguinto, Bulacan, in the late 1600s. Another notable figure was Pedro CAGUIOA, a local leader and influential figure in the town of Malolos, Bulacan, during the early 18th century.

In the 19th century, Francisco CAGUIOA (1813-1897) was a prominent educator and advocate for Philippine independence from Spanish colonial rule. He established one of the first schools in the town of Malolos and played a crucial role in the spread of education and literacy in the region.

During the Philippine Revolution against Spain in the late 19th century, Mariano CAGUIOA (1859-1898) was a notable military leader and strategist who fought alongside the revolutionary forces led by Emilio Aguinaldo. He was involved in several key battles and eventually lost his life in the conflict.

In more recent history, Claudio CAGUIOA (1914-2005) was a renowned jurist and legal scholar who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1973 to 1979. He was widely respected for his expertise in civil law and his contributions to the development of Philippine jurisprudence.

While the surname CAGUIOA is not among the most common surnames in the Philippines today, it has a rich historical legacy and continues to be carried by individuals of Filipino descent around the world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Caguioa

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

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

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