Explore the Family Name Chabolla

The meaning of Chabolla

Hispanic (mainly Mexico): probably a topographic name from a Castilianized form of Basque txabola ‘hut, cabin’.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Chabolla has seen a significant increase in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it was ranked 62,577th in terms of prevalence, but by 2010 it had risen to a rank of 56,310. This represents an upward shift of just over 10 percent. The actual count of individuals bearing this name also expanded, growing from 299 in 2000 to 363 in 2010 – a substantial surge of 21.4 percent. As a result, the proportion of U.S. residents with this surname per 100,000 people increased by around 9 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,577	#56,310	10.01%
Count	299	363	21.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.12	9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chabolla

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals interesting patterns. While there were no recorded instances of the Chabolla surname among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either 2000 or 2010, the name is primarily associated with the Hispanic ethnicity. Over 86 percent of the Chabollas identified as Hispanic in 2000, a figure that slightly rose to just above 87 percent in 2010. Whites bearing the Chabolla surname dipped from just over 10 percent in 2000 to 8.82 percent in 2010. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw the highest relative growth, with a 23.38 percent increase, despite constituting only a small fraction of the total Chabolla population.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	86.62%	87.05%	0.5%
White	10.03%	8.82%	-12.06%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.01%	2.48%	23.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%