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

Tablada, 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 Tablada surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tablada in America

Tablada is the 57639th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tablada surname appeared 353 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 Tablada.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tablada 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 Tablada

The surname Tablada has its origins in Spain, specifically in the region of Andalusia, where it first appeared in the 14th century. It is believed to be derived from the Arabic word "al-tablada," which means "the paved area" or "the stone-paved area." This suggests that the name may have been originally given to someone who lived near or owned a paved area or courtyard.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Tablada can be found in the Repartimiento de Sevilla, a document that recorded the distribution of land and properties after the Reconquista of Seville in 1248. In this document, there are references to individuals with the surname Tablada, indicating that the name was already established in the region by that time.

In the 15th century, the name Tablada appears in various historical records from the city of Córdoba, where several prominent families bore this surname. One notable figure from this period was Diego de Tablada, a wealthy landowner and merchant who lived in Córdoba in the late 15th century.

As the centuries progressed, the Tablada surname spread to other regions of Spain and eventually to the Americas during the Spanish colonization. One famous bearer of this name was Francisco de Tablada, a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century.

Another notable individual with the Tablada surname was José Juan Tablada (1871-1945), a Mexican poet and diplomat who was a prominent figure in the Mexican literary renaissance of the early 20th century. He was known for his innovative poetic style and his contributions to the modernist movement in Latin American literature.

In more recent times, the Tablada name has been associated with several notable figures, such as the Spanish painter and sculptor Pablo Palazuelo Tablada (1915-2007), and the Mexican writer and journalist Carlos Tablada (1920-1997), who was known for his works on Mexican history and culture.

While the Tablada surname has its roots in Spain, it has since spread to various parts of the world, including Latin America, where it has been embraced by numerous families and individuals over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tablada

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

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

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