Explore the Family Name Cuebas

The meaning of Cuebas

Hispanic: altered form of Spanish Cuevas.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Cuebas" has seen a significant increase. From the year 2000 to 2010, the rank of this surname moved from 33,292 to 30,250, marking an upward shift of 9.14%. The count, indicating the number of people with the Cuebas surname in the United States, also jumped from 647 in 2000 to 774 in 2010, representing a 19.63% growth. Proportionally, per 100,000 people, the representation of this name increased by 8.33%, from 0.24 in 2000 to 0.26 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,292	#30,250	9.14%
Count	647	774	19.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.26	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cuebas

The ethnicity profile of individuals bearing the Cuebas surname, as derived from the Decennial U.S. Census data, shows dominant trends and slight shifts over the decade. There were no recorded instances of the surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander or those identifying with two or more races. The percentage of individuals identifying as white was relatively stable, shifting only slightly from 12.06% in 2000 to 12.14% in 2010. The majority of the bearers of the Cuebas surname identified as Hispanic, with percentages at 86.71% in 2000 and slightly lower at 86.05% in 2010. Those identifying as Black saw the most significant percentage change, with the figure rising from 1.08% in 2000 to 1.29% in 2010, a jump of 19.44%. The data revealed no instances of this surname amongst American Indian and Alaskan Native communities.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	86.71%	86.05%	-0.76%
White	12.06%	12.14%	0.66%
Black	1.08%	1.29%	19.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%