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

Malapit, 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 Malapit surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Malapit in America

Malapit is the 93125th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Malapit surname appeared 197 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 Malapit.

We can also compare 2010 data for Malapit 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 Malapit

The surname MALAPIT has its origins in the Philippines. It is a Tagalog word that means "near" or "close by". The name likely originated in the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines, which lasted from the 16th to the 19th century.

MALAPIT is believed to have initially been used as a descriptive term, referring to a person or family living near a specific landmark or location. Over time, this descriptive term became adopted as a surname.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the MALAPIT surname can be found in the Catalogo Alfabetico de Apellidos, a Spanish colonial record of surnames in the Philippines from the late 18th century. This document lists several variations of the spelling, including Malapit, Malapit, and Malapelit.

The MALAPIT surname has also been linked to various place names in the Philippines, such as Barangay Malapit in the province of Bulacan, and Malapit na Bayan in Rizal Province. These place names likely derive from the word "malapit", meaning "near" or "close by".

Several notable individuals have borne the MALAPIT surname throughout history. One example is Francisco Malapit, a Filipino revolutionary who fought against Spanish colonial rule in the late 19th century. Another is Rosario Malapit, a Filipino educator and women's rights activist who lived in the early 20th century.

Other notable individuals with the MALAPIT surname include Jose Malapit, a Filipino writer and poet from the mid-20th century, and Remedios Malapit, a Filipino politician who served in the House of Representatives in the 1960s.

The MALAPIT surname has also been carried by individuals outside of the Philippines, likely due to migration and diaspora. For instance, there are records of individuals with the surname MALAPIT living in the United States and other countries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Malapit

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

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

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