Explore the Family Name Cobarrubias

The meaning of Cobarrubias

Spanish (mainly Biscay): variant of Covarrubias. This surname is rare in Spain; it is found mainly in Mexico. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jesus, Carlos, Francisco, Jose, Jorge, Manuel, Raul, Alberto, Alfonso, Ayala, Braulia, Enrique.

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

The surname Cobarrubias experienced a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it ranked 32,939 in terms of prevalence but had dropped to 39,281 by 2010, a decline of 19.25%. The number of people bearing the Cobarrubias name also decreased during this period from 656 to 560, representing a 14.63% reduction. Furthermore, this surname's proportion per 100,000 people fell by 20.83%, from 0.24 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,939	#39,281	-19.25%
Count	656	560	-14.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.19	-20.83%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cobarrubias

Looking at the ethnic identities associated with the Cobarrubias surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were notable shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander went down significantly from 7.47% to 3.57%, a drop of 52.21%. Those reporting their ethnicity as White increased from 4.27% to 5.54%, a rise of 29.74%. The largest ethnic group tied to this surname was Hispanic, increasing slightly from 87.20% to 89.82%. There was no data for the Black ethnicity in either year, and a new entry in 2010 showed 0.89% identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	87.2%	89.82%	3%
White	4.27%	5.54%	29.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	7.47%	3.57%	-52.21%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.89%	0%
Two or More Races	0.76%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%