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

Casabar, 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 Casabar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Casabar in America

Casabar is the 94311th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Casabar surname appeared 194 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 Casabar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Casabar 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 Casabar

The surname CASABAR is believed to have originated in the regions of northern Spain and southern France during the medieval period. It is derived from the Vulgar Latin words "casa" meaning house or home, and "bara" which referred to a bar or barrier, likely indicating a place name where a house stood near a defensive barrier or gate.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name dates back to the 12th century in the village of Casabár near the city of Zaragoza in the former Kingdom of Aragon. The name appears in local tax records from 1187, suggesting a family or individual living in this area at that time bore the surname.

In the 13th century, the name CASABAR is found in several Navarrese manuscripts, including land ownership records from the region around Pamplona. A notable figure was Sancho Casabar, a knight who fought in the Reconquista campaigns against the Moors in the 1260s.

As the name spread across the Iberian Peninsula, variations in spelling emerged, such as Casabar, Casabár, and Casabart. In 1348, a Franciscan monk named Jaume Casabart from Catalonia is recorded as traveling to the Duchy of Milan on a religious mission.

The CASABAR surname eventually found its way to the Americas during the Spanish colonization. One of the earliest instances is Pedro Casabar, a settler who arrived in New Spain (modern-day Mexico) in 1595 and established a homestead in the region now known as Jalisco.

Another notable figure was Catalina Casabar, a Spanish noblewoman born in 1612 in Seville, who later became one of the founding settlers of the city of Montevideo in present-day Uruguay in 1726.

Throughout the centuries, the CASABAR name has been associated with various professions and social classes, from peasants and artisans to military officers and landowners. While not a common surname, it has left a lasting legacy in various parts of Spain, France, and Latin America.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Casabar

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

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

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