Explore the Family Name Cobian

The meaning of Cobian

Asturian-Leonese (Cobián): variant of Covián, a habitational name from a place called Covián in Asturias (Spain). Compare Covian. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Luis, Francisco, Ignacio, Sergio, Carlos, Javier, Jesus, Jorge, Manuel, Ruben, Alberto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Cobian has risen in popularity over the years. In 2000, it held the rank of 11,126 and by 2010, it had climbed to 9,192 – a significant increase of 17.38%. The count of individuals with this surname also expanded from 2,616 in 2000 to 3,548 in 2010, marking an impressive growth rate of 35.63%. The proportion per 100k people also saw an upward trend, growing by 23.71% in that same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,126	#9,192	17.38%
Count	2,616	3,548	35.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.97	1.2	23.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cobian

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Cobian, again using the Decennial U.S. Census data, we find that the majority of Cobians identify as Hispanic. Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of Cobians who identified as Hispanic slightly increased from 92.85% to 93.04%. Those identifying as White fell marginally from 6.80% to 6.51% over the decade. Meanwhile, there was a small emergence of Cobians identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, whereas previously there were none recorded in this category in 2000. No change was observed among those identifying as Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native, or belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	92.85%	93.04%	0.2%
White	6.8%	6.51%	-4.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.14%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%