Explore the Family Name Manabat

The meaning of Manabat

Filipino: from Kapampangan sabat ‘to block, to stop passage’ + the prefix mang-, denoting collective, professional or habitual acts; probably an occupational name for a guard, sentinel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Manabat has increased in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Its rank moved up from 49,057 in 2000 to 37,735 in 2010, marking a significant improvement of 23.08%. The count also reflects this growing popularity with an increase from 403 people in 2000 to 589 in 2010, which is a substantial 46.15% jump. This indicates that for every 100,000 people, there were 0.15 individuals named Manabat in 2000, and by 2010, this figure had increased to 0.2, registering a 33.33% growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,057	#37,735	23.08%
Count	403	589	46.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.2	33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Manabat

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some changes in the ethnic identities associated with the surname Manabat between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, increasing from 84.86% in 2000 to 87.1% in 2010. There was a notable decrease in those identifying as White, falling from 4.47% in 2000 to 2.38% in 2010. Those identifying as having two or more ethnicities also decreased, going from 7.44% in 2000 to 5.77% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals with Hispanic ethnic identity went up from 2.98% to 4.58%, witnessing a 53.69% increase. The data showed no individuals identifying as Black or as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	84.86%	87.1%	2.64%
Two or More Races	7.44%	5.77%	-22.45%
Hispanic	2.98%	4.58%	53.69%
White	4.47%	2.38%	-46.76%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%