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

Mangabat, 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 Mangabat surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mangabat in America

Mangabat is the 121590th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mangabat surname appeared 142 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 Mangabat.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mangabat 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 Mangabat

The surname Mangabat is believed to have originated from the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. It is a compound name formed from the Tagalog words "manga" meaning "plural" and "bat" meaning "rock" or "stone." This suggests that the name may have referred to individuals who lived near or worked with multiple rocks or rocky areas.

The earliest recorded instances of the Mangabat surname can be traced back to the late 16th century in various Spanish colonial records and documents from the Philippines. One notable example is the mention of a Pedro Mangabat in a 1598 census of the town of Tondo, which is now part of modern-day Manila.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Mangabat name appears in various church records, land grants, and legal documents from various provinces in the Philippines, indicating its widespread use across the archipelago. Some notable individuals with this surname from this period include:

1. Juan Mangabat (c. 1650-1712), a landowner and community leader in the town of Lipa, Batangas.
2. Maria Mangabat (c. 1675-1745), a prominent businesswoman and trader in the city of Cebu.
3. Ignacio Mangabat (c. 1720-1790), a soldier in the Spanish colonial militia who participated in campaigns against Moro pirates in the southern Philippines.

As the Philippine nationalist movement gained momentum in the late 19th century, several individuals with the Mangabat surname played roles in the struggle for independence from Spain. One notable figure was:

4. Andres Mangabat (1850-1925), a member of the Katipunan revolutionary society and a participant in the Philippine Revolution of 1896-1898.

In the 20th century, the Mangabat name continued to be represented in various fields, including:

5. Josefa Mangabat (1905-1988), a prominent educator and advocate for women's rights in the Philippines.

While the Mangabat surname is not among the most common surnames in the Philippines today, it remains a part of the country's rich cultural heritage and reflects the diverse linguistic and historical influences that have shaped Filipino society.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mangabat

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

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

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