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

Lobaina, 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 Lobaina surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lobaina in America

Lobaina is the 78567th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lobaina surname appeared 243 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 Lobaina.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lobaina 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 Lobaina

The surname Lobaina is believed to have originated in Spain, specifically in the region of Galicia, during the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish word "loba," which means "wolf," and the suffix "-ina," indicating a diminutive or smaller form. Therefore, the name Lobaina can be translated to mean "little wolf" or "wolf cub."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Lobaina can be found in a document from the 14th century, where a person named Pedro Lobaina was mentioned as a landowner in the town of Pontevedra, Galicia. This suggests that the name was already well-established in that region by that time.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the Lobaina family was prominent in the city of Santiago de Compostela, the capital of Galicia. Several members of the family held positions of importance within the church and local government. One notable figure was Juan Lobaina, who served as a canon of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in the late 15th century.

As the Spanish empire expanded across the Americas during the 16th and 17th centuries, some individuals bearing the Lobaina surname ventured to the New World. One such individual was Hernando Lobaina, who was born in Seville in 1560 and later became a colonist in New Spain (present-day Mexico).

In the 18th century, a branch of the Lobaina family settled in the Canary Islands, where they established themselves as landowners and merchants. One prominent member of this branch was Tomás Lobaina, who was born in 1725 and became a successful trader in the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Another noteworthy figure with the Lobaina surname was Ignacio Lobaina, a Spanish military officer who fought in the Peninsular War against the French forces of Napoleon. He was born in Galicia in 1785 and rose to the rank of colonel before his death in 1831.

While the Lobaina surname is most commonly associated with Spain and its former colonies, it has also been found in other parts of the world, likely due to migration and intermarriage. For example, there are records of individuals with the surname Lobaina in Portugal, France, and even as far as Australia and the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lobaina

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

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

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