Explore the Family Name Abasta

The meaning of Abasta

Hispanic (Philippines): from a derivative of the Spanish verb abastar ‘to supply’, applied as an occupational name for a supplier.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Abasta in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Abasta has seen a surge in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 74,164th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had moved up to 65,593rd. This represents an increase of 11.56%. The actual count of people with the surname also rose during this decade, going from 243 to 302—a growth rate of 24.28%. When normalized for the total population (expressed as the number of individuals per 100,000), the proportion of people named Abasta increased by 11.11% over this ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#74,164	#65,593	11.56%
Count	243	302	24.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.1	11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Abasta

The ethnicity associated with the surname Abasta has shown some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this last name identified as Hispanic (78.19%). By 2010, this percentage had decreased slightly to 72.52%. On the other hand, there was a significant increase in the proportion identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, which jumped from 8.64% to 15.23%. The percentage of individuals identifying as White remained relatively stable, decreasing only slightly from 10.70% to 10.60%. No individuals with the surname Abasta identified as Black, American Indian, Alaskan Native, or belonging to two or more races in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	78.19%	72.52%	-7.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	8.64%	15.23%	76.27%
White	10.7%	10.6%	-0.93%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%