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    The surname Cabrera

    A Spanish surname, carried by 83,621 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C166

    Cabrera: #376 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Cabrera #376, 83,621 people Cabrera: #376 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Cabrera #376, 83,621 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cabrera is more common than 99.8% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Cabrera, from Catalan or Leonese.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 83,621 people named Cabrera in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,692 Americans. That is up 46% since 2000, when the Census counted 57,171.

    #376
    rank among US surnames
    83,621
    people in 2010
    28
    per 100,000 Americans
    +46.3%
    change since 2000 (was #524)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #367Horton85,1953,624
    #368Miles84,9423,635
    #369Lyons84,5163,653
    #370Pham84,3203,662
    #371Graves84,1793,668
    #372Bush84,0183,675
    #373Thornton83,9673,677

    Who is named Cabrera

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    91% of people named Cabrera identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 91%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.5%
    • Two or more races 0.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Cabreras

    12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Delfo Cabrera
      Argentine athlete (1919–1981)
    • Ryan Cabrera
      American musician, born 1982
    • René Cabrera
      Bolivian footballer, born 1925
    • Lizette Cabrera
      Australian female tennis player, born 1997
    • Lydia Cabrera
      Afro-Cuban anthropologist (1899-1991)
    • Víctor Cabrera
      Argentine footballer, born 1993
    • Mario Cabrera
      Argentine footballer, born 1956
    • Ángel Lulio Cabrera
      Argentine botanist and phytogeographer (1908-1999)
    • Orlando Cabrera
      Baseball player, born 1974
    • Diego Cabrera
      Bolivian footballer, born 1982
    • Enzo Cabrera
      Association football player, born 1999
    • Alexa Bliss
      American professional wrestler, born 1991

    Notable Cabreras come mostly from Argentina (5), the United States (2) and Bolivia (2).

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Cabrera come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Cabrera, from Catalan or Leonese.
    How common is the surname Cabrera?
    83,621 people in the United States had the surname Cabrera in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,692 Americans. It ranked 376th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Cabrera?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Cabrera identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.5% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Cabrera?
    Delfo Cabrera, Argentine athlete (1919–1981), followed by Ryan Cabrera.
    Where is the surname Cabrera most common?
    Wikidata records people named Cabrera in Argentina, the United States and Bolivia and 3 other countries.
    Is the surname Cabrera getting more or less common?
    More common. 57,171 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 83,621 in 2010, up 46%.