Explore the Family Name Debaca

The meaning of Debaca

Hispanic (also De Baca): shortened and altered form of Spanish Cabeza de Vaca (see Cdebaca). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Manuel, Benito, Elena, Isela, Leandro, Miguel, Nestor, Tomas, Tomasita.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Debaca has significantly increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 60,887 in terms of commonality among surnames; however, by 2010, it had jumped to 36,286—an impressive increase of 40.4%. The count of individuals carrying this name also nearly doubled during this period, going from 309 to 617. Accordingly, the proportion of people with the surname Debaca per 100,000 in the population also saw a substantial surge of nearly 91%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,887	#36,286	40.4%
Count	309	617	99.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.21	90.91%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Debaca

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the Debaca name, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals a diverse mix. In 2010, about three-quarters (75.85%) of those with this surname identified as Hispanic—a slight increase from 70.23% in 2000. Meanwhile, the percentage of DeBacas identifying as White decreased over this decade, dropping by roughly 22% to stand at 22.2% in 2010. Additionally, small proportions of DeBacas reported being of Asian/Pacific Islander origin (0.97%) or belonging to two or more races (0.81%) in 2010, figures which were not present in the 2000 data. No DeBacas identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	70.23%	75.85%	8%
White	28.48%	22.2%	-22.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.97%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0.81%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%