Pagaduan last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Pagaduan

A surname likely of Filipino origin, potentially meaning "one who resides by a stream or river."

Pagaduan, 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 Pagaduan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pagaduan in America

Pagaduan is the 30477th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pagaduan surname appeared 766 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 Pagaduan.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pagaduan 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.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 30477 34038 -11.04%
Count 766 631 19.33%
Proportion per 100k 0.26 0.23 12.24%

The history of the last name Pagaduan

The surname PAGADUAN is of Filipino origin, originating from the Visayan region of the Philippines during the 16th century. It is believed to be derived from the Visayan word "pagaduan," which means "place of payment" or "place of tribute." This suggests that the name may have originated from a family or clan that resided in an area designated for collecting taxes or tributes.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname PAGADUAN can be found in Spanish colonial documents from the Philippines, dating back to the late 16th and early 17th centuries. One such record mentions a certain Juan PAGADUAN, a landowner and local official in the town of Cebu in the year 1598.

In the 18th century, a prominent figure named Pedro PAGADUAN is recorded as being a member of the Principalía, the noble and elite class of the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. He was born in 1725 and served as a municipal leader in the town of Iloilo.

During the 19th century, the PAGADUAN surname appeared in various historical documents related to the Philippine Revolution against Spanish colonial rule. Notable individuals include Francisco PAGADUAN, a revolutionary soldier who fought alongside the forces of General Emilio Aguinaldo in the late 1800s.

Another historical figure bearing the PAGADUAN surname is Josefa PAGADUAN, a prominent educator and women's rights advocate in the early 20th century. She was born in 1875 and was instrumental in establishing several schools for girls in the Visayan region.

In more recent times, the PAGADUAN surname has been associated with influential figures in various fields, such as politics, business, and academia. One example is Manuel PAGADUAN, a renowned lawyer and former senator in the Philippines, who was born in 1920 and served in the Philippine Senate from 1965 to 1971.

While the surname PAGADUAN is most commonly found in the Philippines, it has also spread to other parts of the world due to migration and diaspora communities. However, the majority of historical records and notable individuals associated with this surname can be traced back to its roots in the Visayan region of the Philippines.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pagaduan

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

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 Pagaduan was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 3.92% 30
Non-Hispanic Black Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only 79.90% 612
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races 12.27% 94
Hispanic Origin 3.26% 25

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 Pagaduan has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 3.92% 4.60% -15.96%
Black (S)% (S)% (S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander 79.90% 79.24% 0.83%
American Indian and Alaskan Native (S)% (S)% (S)%
Two or More Races 12.27% 11.25% 8.67%
Hispanic 3.26% 4.60% -34.10%

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

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