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

Simbana, 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 Simbana surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Simbana in America

Simbana is the 87663rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Simbana surname appeared 212 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 Simbana.

The history of the last name Simbana

The surname SIMBANA has its origins in the Philippines. It is a Hispanized form of the indigenous Visayan name Simbahan, which means "church" or "place of worship" in the Cebuano and Hiligaynon languages.

The name SIMBANA likely emerged during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines, which lasted from the 16th to the 19th century. As the Spanish colonizers converted the local population to Catholicism, many Filipinos adopted Spanish-sounding names, often derived from their indigenous names or places of origin.

Early records of the SIMBANA surname can be traced back to the late 18th century in the Visayas region of the Philippines, particularly in the provinces of Cebu and Iloilo. It is believed that the name may have been given to individuals or families who lived near or had a connection to a local church or religious institution.

One of the earliest documented individuals with the surname SIMBANA is Juan SIMBANA, a landowner and farmer born in Cebu in 1785. Another early record is of Maria SIMBANA, born in Iloilo in 1792, who was listed in a parish register as a member of the local church congregation.

In the 19th century, the SIMBANA name began to spread beyond the Visayas region as families migrated to other parts of the Philippines. Notable individuals from this period include Pedro SIMBANA (1815-1892), a merchant and trader from Cebu who established a successful business in Manila, and Catalina SIMBANA (1828-1901), a renowned healer and midwife from Iloilo.

As the Philippine revolution against Spanish colonial rule unfolded in the late 19th century, the SIMBANA surname was also associated with several prominent figures in the independence movement. One such individual was Mariano SIMBANA (1860-1938), a farmer and guerrilla fighter from Cebu who joined the revolutionary forces and later became a local leader in his community.

Another significant figure with the SIMBANA name was Antonio SIMBANA (1870-1945), a lawyer and diplomat from Iloilo who served as a representative in the Malolos Congress and later held various diplomatic posts during the American colonial period.

Throughout the 20th century, the SIMBANA surname continued to be present across the Philippines, with individuals from this family making contributions in various fields, including education, business, and public service.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Simbana

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

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 Simbana 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.

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

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