Explore the Family Name Cubillos

The meaning of Cubillos

Spanish (mainly Valencia): topographic name based on a diminutive of cuba, cubo ‘barrel’ (see Cuba), or perhaps a habitational name from any of the places called Cubillos (León, Zamora).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Cubillos has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Cubillos was ranked as the 35,585th most common surname, but by 2010 it had risen to the 29,117th position, indicating an 18.18% increase in rank. The count of individuals bearing this surname also rose from 598 in 2000 to 814 in 2010 - a substantial growth rate of 36.12%. The proportion per 100k people with the last name Cubillos also saw an increase from 0.22 to 0.28 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,585	#29,117	18.18%
Count	598	814	36.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.28	27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cubillos

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census provides an interesting insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Cubillos. Overwhelmingly, the surname is associated with the Hispanic community, representing over 90% in both 2000 and 2010. There was a slight growth in this association, increasing from 90.47% in 2000 to 91.28% in 2010. The White community represents the second largest group at around 7.69% in 2000 and slightly lesser at 7.62% in 2010. Interestingly, the Asian/Pacific Islander representation emerged in 2010 at 0.74%, which was not present in 2000. No associations were found with the Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native communities or those identifying as two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	90.47%	91.28%	0.9%
White	7.69%	7.62%	-0.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.74%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%