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

Cubacub, 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 Cubacub surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cubacub in America

Cubacub is the 120901st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cubacub surname appeared 143 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 Cubacub.

The history of the last name Cubacub

The surname CUBACUB originates from the Philippines, with the first known records dating back to the 16th century during the Spanish colonial period. It is believed to have derived from a combination of the Spanish word "cuba" meaning "barrel" and the Tagalog word "kuba" meaning "hole" or "pit".

One of the earliest known references to the CUBACUB name can be found in the chronicles of the Dominican friar, Diego Aduarte, who documented the lives of early Filipino converts to Christianity in the late 16th century. Among them was a family with the surname CUBACUB residing in the town of Tondo, which was then a part of the Province of Manila.

In the 17th century, the CUBACUB name appeared in various parish records and census documents in the areas around Manila Bay, suggesting that the family may have had roots in the coastal regions where barrels were commonly used for storage and transportation.

One notable individual bearing the CUBACUB name was Juan CUBACUB, a prominent landowner and businessman in the town of Binondo, Manila, during the late 18th century. He was involved in the lucrative trade of tobacco and indigo, which were among the Philippines' main exports at the time.

Another prominent figure was Francisca CUBACUB, a philanthropist and benefactor of the Beaterio de Santa Rita, a convent and school for young women in Intramuros, Manila, in the early 19th century. She was known for her generous donations towards the education of underprivileged girls.

In the late 19th century, the CUBACUB surname was also found in the province of Pampanga, where a family of that name owned a successful distillery and were known for producing the locally popular sugarcane wine called "basi".

During the Philippine Revolution against Spanish colonial rule in the late 1800s, a young soldier named Mariano CUBACUB was among the brave fighters who fought alongside the revolutionary forces led by Emilio Aguinaldo.

As the CUBACUB name spread across different regions of the Philippines over the centuries, various spelling variations emerged, such as CUBACOB, CUBACUP, and CUBACUB, reflecting the linguistic diversity and regional dialects of the archipelago.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cubacub

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

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 Cubacub 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.

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

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Cubacub, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!