Explore the Family Name Tabora

The meaning of Tabora

Spanish (Tábora): Castilianized form of Portuguese Távora, a habitational name from a place so named. This surname is very rare in Spain; it is found mainly in Honduras and the Philippines. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Benigno, Guillermo, Javier, Jorge, Maria Luisa, Raul, Rolando, Ana, Armando, Bernardo, Blanca.

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

The surname Tabora has shown a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In the year 2000, Tabora was ranked 28,256 in terms of popularity, with 797 recorded individuals carrying the name. By 2010, the rank improved to 19,628, and the count increased to 1,374, marking a 72.4% growth. The proportion per 100,000 also rose by about 56.67% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,256	#19,628	30.54%
Count	797	1,374	72.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.47	56.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tabora

As for the ethnicity of those with the surname Tabora, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the most prevalent ethnic identity among them is Hispanic, comprising 58.34% in 2000 and increasing to 67.47% in 2010. However, there's also a notable Asian or Pacific Islander presence within the Tabora group, making up 26.85% in 2000 but decreasing slightly to 22.85% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White has decreased significantly, from 11.29% in 2000 to just 6.70% in 2010. The number of individuals identifying with two or more races also saw a decrease from 2.38% to 1.67%. There were no records of individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	58.34%	67.47%	15.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	26.85%	22.85%	-14.9%
White	11.29%	6.7%	-40.66%
Two or More Races	2.38%	1.67%	-29.83%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%