Explore the Family Name Robaina

The meaning of Robaina

Spanish: habitational name from Robaina in Seville province. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Julio, Juan, Ramon, Carlos, Cristina, Edmundo, Jorge, Manuel, Mario, Orlando, Roberto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Robaina has seen an increase in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname rose from 34,150th most popular in 2000 to 29,041st in 2010, representing a change of approximately 15 percent. In terms of counts, the number of individuals with the surname Robaina increased by 30.1 percent from 628 to 817 during this decade. The proportion of people named Robaina per 100,000 also saw an increase of 21.74 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,150	#29,041	14.96%
Count	628	817	30.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.28	21.74%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Robaina

The ethnicity associated with the surname Robaina also experienced changes over the same period according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 87.26 percent of those with the Robaina surname identified as Hispanic, which increased to 91.19 percent by 2010, marking a change of 4.5 percent. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased by roughly 31 percent from 11.46 percent to 7.96 percent. There were no recorded instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islanders, Blacks, or American Indian and Alaskan Natives in either the 2000 or 2010 census. Furthermore, there was a decrease in individuals with the Robaina surname who identified as belonging to two or more ethnicities, dropping from 0.80 percent in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	87.26%	91.19%	4.5%
White	11.46%	7.96%	-30.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.8%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%