Explore the Family Name Cabanting

The meaning of Cabanting

Filipino: nickname from Cebuano banting, meaning ‘brace; support that steadies or strengthens’ and ‘two items of the same or similar kind; pair’ + a Hispanicized form of the associative prefix ka-.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Cabanting has seen a significant increase in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it was ranked at 71,143 but had climbed to 61,436 by 2010 - a change of 13.64%. The number of individuals with this surname also increased from 256 in 2000 to 327 in 2010, representing a growth of 27.73%. The proportion of people with the surname per 100,000 of the population saw an increase as well, moving from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010 which equates to an increase of 22.22%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#71,143	#61,436	13.64%
Count	256	327	27.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.11	22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cabanting

The ethnicity associated with the surname Cabanting has also evolved, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of people identified as Asian/Pacific Islander (75.00%) and this figure decreased to 68.20% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races dramatically rose from 10.55% in 2000 to 19.57% in 2010. There was a slight increase in those identifying as White, from 6.25% in 2000 to 6.73% in 2010. However, the proportion of those identifying as Hispanic dropped from 8.20% to 5.50% during the same period. Those identifying as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native remained static at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	75%	68.2%	-9.07%
Two or More Races	10.55%	19.57%	85.5%
White	6.25%	6.73%	7.68%
Hispanic	8.2%	5.5%	-32.93%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%