Explore the Family Name Cabanillas

The meaning of Cabanillas

Spanish: habitational name from any of various places called Cabanillas, a diminutive plural of cabaña ‘little hut’ (see Cabana).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Cabanillas has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Cabanillas ranked 30,120th in popularity, but this ranking improved to 25,272nd by 2010, representing a change of 16.1%. The census data also revealed an increase in the count of people with the Cabanillas surname from 734 in 2000 to 980 in 2010, which is an impressive rise of approximately 33.51%. As for its prevalence, the proportion of people with the surname per 100,000 increased by 22.22% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,120	#25,272	16.1%
Count	734	980	33.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.33	22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cabanillas

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a significant Hispanic presence among those bearing the Cabanillas surname. In 2000, around 87.87% identified as Hispanic, and this figure slightly increased to 89.39% in 2010. White individuals accounted for 9.81% of the Cabanillas population in 2000, though this number declined by 24.06% to 7.45% in 2010. Meanwhile, representation of Asian/Pacific Islander decreased marginally from 1.63% in 2000 to 1.53% in 2010. Remarkably, the 2010 Census reported a small percentage (0.92%) identifying as Black, a category not previously represented in 2000. No changes were observed in the categories of "Two or more races" and "American Indian and Alaskan Native."

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	87.87%	89.39%	1.73%
White	9.81%	7.45%	-24.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.63%	1.53%	-6.13%
Black	0%	0.92%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%