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

Quebral, 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 Quebral surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quebral in America

Quebral is the 82908th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quebral surname appeared 227 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 Quebral.

We can also compare 2010 data for Quebral 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 Quebral

The surname Quebral is believed to have originated in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period. It is likely derived from the Spanish word "quebrar," which means "to break" or "to fracture." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who worked as a breaker or crusher of materials, such as stone or minerals.

In the Philippines, surnames were introduced by the Spanish colonizers in the 16th century. Prior to this, Filipinos typically used only one name or a descriptive nickname. The Spanish implemented a system of assigning surnames based on various factors, including occupation, physical characteristics, or place of origin.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Quebral can be found in the baptismal records of the Archdiocese of Manila, dating back to the late 17th century. During this time, the name was often spelled as "Quibral" or "Quibral."

The Quebral family is known to have originated from the Visayan region of the Philippines, particularly in the provinces of Cebu and Negros Oriental. Some of the earliest recorded bearers of the name include Juan Quebral, who was born in the town of Argao, Cebu, in the late 1600s, and Maria Quebral, who was born in the town of Bais, Negros Oriental, in the early 1700s.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the surname Quebral. One of the most well-known is Guillermo Quebral (1905-1999), a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as a senator in the Philippine Congress from 1957 to 1963. Another prominent figure was Serafin Quebral (1918-2012), a Filipino diplomat and former Ambassador to the United Nations.

Other notable individuals with the surname Quebral include:

1. Cesar Quebral (1923-1997), a Filipino journalist and educator who served as the President of the University of the Philippines from 1975 to 1979.
2. Natividad Quebral (1892-1976), a Filipino educator and pioneer in the field of home economics education in the Philippines.
3. Guillermo Quebral Jr. (1944-2020), a Filipino economist and academic who served as the President of the University of the Philippines from 1993 to 1999.
4. Marcelo Quebral (1867-1945), a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as a delegate to the Philippine Commission during the American colonial period.
5. Remedios Quebral (1920-2005), a Filipino writer and educator who is considered one of the pioneers of development communication in the Philippines.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quebral

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

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

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