Explore the Family Name Rabanal

The meaning of Rabanal

Spanish: habitational name from any of the places called Rabanal, especially in León and Palencia, from rabanal ‘field planted with radishes’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Rabanal increased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Rabanal was ranked 41,522nd most popular name, but by 2010 it had climbed to become the 37,646th most common, a change of over 9%. The count of people with this surname also increased, from 494 in 2000 to 591 ten years later, marking an increase of almost 20%. For every 100,000 people, the proportion with the Rabanal surname increased by 11.11% during this time period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,522	#37,646	9.33%
Count	494	591	19.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.2	11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rabanal

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Rabanal also changed between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. While those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander made up the largest percentage of people with this last name in both years, their share decreased by 7.02% over the decade. The proportion of individuals who identify as two or more races also dropped during this period. However, there was an increase in the percentage of people with the Rabanal surname who identify as Hispanic; their representation grew by 21.60%. The proportions of those identifying as White also saw a small decrease, while there were no recorded changes for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	55.87%	51.95%	-7.02%
Hispanic	27.13%	32.99%	21.6%
White	8.91%	8.12%	-8.87%
Two or More Races	6.48%	4.91%	-24.23%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%