Explore the Family Name Soberano

The meaning of Soberano

Catalan: Castilianized form of Subirà, topographic or habitational name based on subirà ‘higher’. This surname is most common in Mexico and the Philippines.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Soberano has seen an increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 47,120 in terms of prevalence but jumped to a rank of 37,792 by 2010, reflecting a change of approximately 19.8%. There was also a significant rise in the count of this surname, with a 38.68% surge from 424 in 2000 to 588 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 also experienced growth, increasing by 25.0% from 0.16 to 0.2 over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,120	#37,792	19.8%
Count	424	588	38.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.2	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Soberano

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Soberano, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, saw variations between 2000 and 2010. The highest proportion was consistently held by those identifying as Hispanic, with 52.12% in 2000 and a slight increase to 52.55% in 2010. Asian/Pacific Islanders, who made up the second largest group, had a small decline of 5.07%, going from 37.26% to 35.37%. Individuals claiming two or more races rose by 33.26%, making up 4.72% in 2000 and 6.29% in 2010. The percentage of White individuals fell by 8.00%, while those identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native appeared in the 2010 data for the first time, accounting for 1.02% and 0.85% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	52.12%	52.55%	0.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	37.26%	35.37%	-5.07%
Two or More Races	4.72%	6.29%	33.26%
White	4.25%	3.91%	-8%
Black	0%	1.02%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.85%	0%