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

Guaba, 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 Guaba surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Guaba in America

Guaba is the 78821st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Guaba surname appeared 242 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 Guaba.

We can also compare 2010 data for Guaba 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 Guaba

The surname GUABA is believed to have originated in the Basque region of northern Spain and southern France around the 13th century. It is likely derived from the Basque word "guaba," meaning "cave" or "shelter," suggesting a possible connection to early settlers or dwellers in cave-like dwellings.

In the early records, the name appears with various spellings, such as "Guaba," "Gvaba," and "Guabba." It is also speculated that the name may be related to the Basque place name "Goibu," which means "high cave" or "elevated shelter."

One of the earliest known references to the GUABA surname can be found in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a medieval manuscript from the 12th century that documents transactions and records in the Basque region. This document mentions a certain "Juan Guaba" as a landowner in the area.

Another notable early record is the Libro del Repartimiento, a 13th-century document detailing the distribution of land and properties in the newly conquered territories of Andalusia after the Reconquista. In this document, a "Diego Guaba" is listed as a recipient of land in the city of Seville.

In the 14th century, a prominent figure with the GUABA surname was Martín Guaba, a Basque sailor and explorer who is believed to have accompanied Christopher Columbus on one of his voyages to the Americas. Martín Guaba's exact birth and death dates are unclear, but he is mentioned in some of Columbus's accounts from the late 15th century.

Another historically significant individual with the GUABA surname was Catalina Guaba, a 16th-century Basque noblewoman known for her involvement in the resistance against the Spanish Inquisition. She was born around 1520 and was eventually tried and executed for her religious beliefs in 1568.

In the 17th century, a notable figure was Pedro Guaba, a Basque merchant and trader who established successful trade routes between Spain and the Spanish colonies in the Americas. He was born in 1605 and died in 1679.

While the GUABA surname is relatively uncommon today, it has a rich history rooted in the Basque region and has been carried by individuals involved in various historical events and endeavors throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Guaba

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

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

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