Explore the Family Name Chaban

The meaning of Chaban

1. Ukrainian and Rusyn: occupational name for shepherd, from Ukrainian chaban, a word of Turkish origin (see Coban). 2. Americanized form of Polish and Rusyn (from Poland) Czaban or Rusyn (from Slovakia) Čaban (see Caban 3), cognates of 1. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Galina, Mikhail. Polish Irena, Michalina, Wassil.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Chaban saw an increase in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 54,643rd most popular surname whereas by 2010 it had risen to 51,176th place, reflecting a positive change of 6.34%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased by 15.3% from 353 people in 2000 to 407 in 2010. This resulted in a slightly higher proportion per 100,000 people, moving from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,643	#51,176	6.34%
Count	353	407	15.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.14	7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chaban

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Chaban surname identify as White, with an increase from 86.97% in 2000 to 90.66% in 2010. The number of individuals identifying as Hispanic also showed a significant increase of 13.30%, going from 7.37% in 2000 to 8.35% in 2010. Notably, there were no individuals with the Chaban surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Those identifying with two or more races dropped from 3.68% in 2000 to none reported in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.97%	90.66%	4.24%
Hispanic	7.37%	8.35%	13.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	3.68%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%