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

Cube, 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 Cube surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cube in America

Cube is the 120187th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cube surname appeared 144 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 Cube.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cube 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 Cube

The surname CUBE is believed to have originated in England, with its earliest known records dating back to the 13th century. It is thought to have derived from the Old English word "cubu," which referred to a cube or a block of wood, stone, or other material. This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who worked with cubes or lived near a prominent cube-shaped structure.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name CUBE can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Nottinghamshire from 1275, where a person named Richard Cube is mentioned. There is also a record of a John Cube in the Subsidy Rolls of Buckinghamshire in 1332.

The name CUBE appears to have been particularly prevalent in the counties of Warwickshire and Staffordshire during the Middle Ages. In the Lay Subsidy Rolls of 1327, there are entries for individuals named Thomas Cube and William Cube from these regions.

A notable historical figure with the surname CUBE was Sir John Cube (1460-1527), a wealthy merchant and landowner from Warwickshire. He served as the Sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire in 1513 and was knighted by King Henry VIII.

Another individual of note was Thomas Cube (1597-1672), an English clergyman and author from Staffordshire. He wrote several theological works, including "A Treatise on the Nature and Necessity of Regeneration" and "A Discourse on the Doctrine of Predestination."

In the 16th century, the name CUBE appeared in various spellings, such as Cub, Cubbe, and Cubbes, reflecting the flexibility of spelling conventions at the time. One example is William Cubbe, a landowner in Oxfordshire who is mentioned in the Lay Subsidy Rolls of 1524.

The surname CUBE can also be traced to various place names in England, such as Cubley in Derbyshire and Cubbington in Warwickshire. These locations may have influenced the development of the surname in certain regions.

Other notable individuals with the surname CUBE include John Cube (1638-1712), a Member of Parliament for Warwick in the late 17th century, and Edward Cube (1722-1786), a renowned architect who designed several notable buildings in London during the Georgian era.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cube

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

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

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