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

Gabaldón, 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 Gabaldón surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gabaldón in America

Gabaldón is the 10237th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gabaldón surname appeared 3,148 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Gabaldón.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gabaldón 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 Gabaldón

The surname Gabaldon is of Spanish origin and can be traced back to the medieval period in the region of Aragon, located in northeastern Spain. It is believed to have derived from the Aragonese word "gabalda," which referred to a type of rocky, mountainous terrain. This suggests that the name may have initially been associated with people who lived or worked in such landscapes.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Gabaldon can be found in a document from the 13th century, where it appears as "Gaubaldon." This variation in spelling was not uncommon during that time, as standardized spelling conventions were not yet widely established.

In the 15th century, the name Gabaldon appeared in several historical records related to the Kingdom of Aragon, indicating that individuals bearing this surname may have held positions of importance or participated in significant events during that period.

One notable figure with the surname Gabaldon was Juan de Gabaldon, a Spanish military leader who participated in the conquest of the Canary Islands in the late 15th century. He was born around 1440 and played a crucial role in the subjugation of the indigenous population of the islands.

Another individual of historical significance was Pedro Gabaldon, a Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493. Gabaldon was part of the expedition that established the first European settlement in the Caribbean, on the island of Hispaniola (present-day Haiti and Dominican Republic).

In the 16th century, the Gabaldon family established a presence in Mexico, as evidenced by records from the colonial era. One prominent member of this lineage was Francisco de Gabaldon, a landowner and cattle rancher who was granted a large tract of land in the region of Nuevo León in the late 1500s.

As the Spanish Empire expanded, the Gabaldon surname spread to other parts of the Americas, including what is now the southwestern United States. In the 18th century, Pedro Antonio Gabaldon was a Spanish military officer who served as the governor of the province of Texas from 1736 to 1737.

Throughout history, the surname Gabaldon has also been associated with various place names, such as the town of Gabaldon in the province of Teruel, Spain, and the Gabaldon River in the Philippines, which was likely named after a Spanish settler or explorer with that surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gabaldón

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

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

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