Explore the Family Name Aldaba

The meaning of Aldaba

Basque: habitational name from either of two places called Aldaba (Tolosa in Gipuzkoa and Iza in Navarre), named in Basque with alde ‘side, slope’ + -ba, probably a variant of be(h)e ‘under’. Compare Aldava.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Aldaba has seen a significant increase in popularity over the years. In 2000, Aldaba was ranked as the 39,444th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had risen to the 25,620th spot. This represents an impressive rise of 35.05%. The actual count of individuals with the Aldaba surname also swelled by 83.43%, from 525 people in 2000 to 963 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 also increased by 73.68% over the same time frame, indicating the growing prominence of this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,444	#25,620	35.05%
Count	525	963	83.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.33	73.68%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Aldaba

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Aldaba surname, the Decennial U.S. Census provides some interesting insights. A majority of people with this surname identify as Hispanic, with the percentage increasing slightly from 87.62% in 2000 to 92.73% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 37.15%, from 7.43% to 4.67%. Individuals identifying as White also saw a decrease from 3.24% to 2.49%. There was no change in the percentages of those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native. Additionally, there was a drop in the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races from 1.14% in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	87.62%	92.73%	5.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	7.43%	4.67%	-37.15%
White	3.24%	2.49%	-23.15%
Two or More Races	1.14%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%