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

Cobarruvias, 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 Cobarruvias surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cobarruvias in America

Cobarruvias is the 74826th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cobarruvias surname appeared 258 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 Cobarruvias.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cobarruvias 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 Cobarruvias

The surname Cobarruvias originates from Spain, specifically from the Basque region in the north. It likely emerged during the medieval period, between the 5th and 15th centuries. The name is derived from the Basque words "ko" meaning "place" and "barrubiak" meaning "interior." This suggests that the name may have referred to someone who lived in an interior or central location within a particular area.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Cobarruvias can be traced back to the 13th century. One notable example is found in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a medieval manuscript from the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain. This document, dating back to 1237, mentions a person named Sancho Cobarruvias.

Another historical reference to the name appears in the Libro de la Montería, a hunting treatise written by King Alfonso XI of Castile in the 14th century. This work mentions a place called "Cobarruvias" located in the Guipúzcoa region of the Basque Country.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Cobarruvias was Pedro Cobarruvias, a Spanish scholar and theologian born in Segovia in the late 15th century (c. 1470-1548). He served as the Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo and later as the Bishop of Cuenca.

In the 16th century, Juan Cobarruvias (c. 1505-1590) was a prominent Spanish lexicographer and author of the influential dictionary "Tesoro de la Lengua Castellana o Española," one of the earliest comprehensive dictionaries of the Spanish language.

During the 17th century, Sebastián Cobarruvias y Orozco (1539-1613) was a Spanish writer and scholar who served as the chaplain to King Philip II of Spain. He authored several works, including the "Tesoro de la Lengua Castellana o Española," a book on the origins and meanings of Spanish words.

In the 18th century, Diego Cobarruvias (1740-1819) was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Spanish Florida from 1786 to 1789.

Another notable figure was Manuel Cobarruvias (1816-1888), a Mexican politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Mexico in the mid-19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cobarruvias

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

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

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