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

Taboada, 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 Taboada surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Taboada in America

Taboada is the 14409th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Taboada surname appeared 2,074 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Taboada.

We can also compare 2010 data for Taboada 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 Taboada

The surname Taboada is of Galician and Spanish origin, tracing its roots back to the northwestern regions of Spain, particularly Galicia. The name is derived from the Galician word "taboada," which refers to a small forest or grove of oak trees. This suggests that the earliest bearers of this surname may have lived near or owned land with an oak grove.

The name Taboada can be found in historical records dating back to the 12th century. One of the earliest recorded mentions is in the Tumbo de Sobrado, a medieval cartulary from the Monastery of Sobrado in Galicia, where a person named Petrus Taboada is mentioned in a document from 1156.

In the 13th century, the Taboada family was a prominent noble lineage in Galicia. Fernán Pérez de Taboada was a notable figure from this era, serving as a knight and nobleman under King Alfonso IX of León and Castile in the early 1200s.

The name Taboada has also appeared in various spellings throughout history, such as Tavarada, Tavayrada, and Tabarada, reflecting regional variations and language influences.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Taboada was Gonzalo de Taboada, a prominent Galician nobleman who lived in the late 14th century. Another notable bearer of the name was Rodrigo de Taboada, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 16th century.

In the realm of literature, the Galician writer and poet Rosalía de Castro (1837-1885) was born with the surname Taboada. She is considered one of the most influential figures in the Galician literary renaissance and is celebrated for her works that explored themes of Galician identity and rural life.

Another prominent individual with the Taboada surname was Juan Taboada y Lemos (1844-1917), a Spanish-born lawyer and politician who served as a deputy in the Spanish Congress and was involved in the drafting of the Spanish Civil Code.

Throughout history, the surname Taboada has been associated with various place names and locations in Galicia, such as the town of Taboada in the municipality of Chantada, and the parish of Santa María de Taboada in the municipality of Silleda.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Taboada

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

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

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