Explore the Family Name Sabater

The meaning of Sabater

Catalan: occupational name from sabater ‘shoemaker’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Carlos, Ernesto, Enrique, Jose, Julio, Pablo, Rolando, Ruben, Abelardo, Alberto, Alfonso.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Sabater has seen a noticeable increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 28,283 in popularity with a count of 796, representing a proportion of 0.3 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank improved to 26,451, and the count increased to 923, which represents a proportion of 0.31 per 100,000. This is a significant change of over 6.48% in rank and an impressive 15.95% increase in count over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,283	#26,451	6.48%
Count	796	923	15.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.31	3.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sabater

In terms of ethnicity, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been some shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Sabater surname between 2000 and 2010. The largest proportion identifies as Hispanic, at 67.09% in 2000, dropping slightly to 66.31% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian or Pacific Islander saw an increase from 20.60% to 24.05%. The proportion identifying as two or more races also rose, from 1.38% to 1.63%. However, those identifying as White decreased from 7.91% to 5.74%, and those identifying as Black also decreased from 3.02% to 2.28%. Notably, there was no reported change for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	67.09%	66.31%	-1.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	20.6%	24.05%	16.75%
White	7.91%	5.74%	-27.43%
Black	3.02%	2.28%	-24.5%
Two or More Races	1.38%	1.63%	18.12%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%