Explore the Family Name Cabahug

The meaning of Cabahug

Filipino: occupational name composed of bahug, meaning ‘broth to which rice is added’, ‘ration’, and ‘animal feed’ in various languages of the Philippines, + a Hispanicized form of the associative prefix ka-.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Cabahug has become increasingly popular from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 89,895th most common but by 2010 it jumped up to the 65,593rd position, showing a significant increase of 27.03%. The number of individuals with this surname also rose from 191 in 2000 to 302 in 2010, an impressive growth of 58.12%. On a per capita basis, for every 100,000 people in the U.S., about 0.07 had this surname in 2000, and this number increased to 0.1 in 2010, marking a 42.86% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#89,895	#65,593	27.03%
Count	191	302	58.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.1	42.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cabahug

Examining the ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, it's apparent that the vast majority of those with the Cabahug surname identify as Asian/Pacific Islander. This ethnic group represented 88.48% of all Cabahugs in 2000, and this figure grew to 92.72% in 2010, indicating a 4.79% change. Those identifying as two or more races decreased from 4.19% in 2000 to 2.98% in 2010, a reduction of 28.88%. Individuals with the Cabahug surname who are white dropped significantly by half from 4.71% in 2000 to 2.32% in 2010. Interestingly, there were no reported Hispanic, Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native Cabahugs in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	88.48%	92.72%	4.79%
Two or More Races	4.19%	2.98%	-28.88%
White	4.71%	2.32%	-50.74%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%