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

Kabat, 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 Kabat surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kabat in America

Kabat is the 23532nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kabat surname appeared 1,079 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 Kabat.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kabat 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 Kabat

The surname Kabat has its origins in Poland and Czech Republic, dating back to the Middle Ages. It is believed to have derived from the old Slavic word "kobat," which means "a small hawk" or "a falcon." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as a nickname to someone who was skilled at falconry or had a keen eye like a bird of prey.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the 14th century Polish Chronicles, where a nobleman named Jan Kabat was mentioned as a member of King Casimir III's court. Another early reference is from the 15th century, in a Czech manuscript that lists a landowner named Petr Kabat in the village of Stare Mesto.

In the 16th century, the name appears in the records of the city of Krakow, where a merchant named Jakub Kabat is listed as a member of the local guild. Around the same time, a variant spelling "Kobat" is found in the town records of Brno, in what is now the Czech Republic.

One notable figure with the surname Kabat was Waclaw Kabat (1832-1912), a Polish writer and journalist who founded several literary magazines and was a vocal advocate for Polish independence during the period of partitions.

Another prominent individual was Stanislav Kabat (1890-1976), a Czech mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and the motion of planets.

In the 20th century, Ludwik Kabat (1912-1998) was a Polish military officer who fought in the Warsaw Uprising against Nazi occupation during World War II. He later became a respected historian and author, writing extensively about the Polish resistance movement.

Other historical figures include Jan Kabat (1876-1944), a Czech painter and illustrator known for his landscapes and depictions of rural life, and Mieczyslaw Kabat (1912-1984), a Polish composer and conductor who wrote several operas and orchestral works.

While the surname Kabat has its roots in Central Europe, it has since spread to various parts of the world due to migration and diaspora communities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kabat

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

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

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