How common is the surname Lobato?

4,047 people in the United States had the surname Lobato in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,290 Americans. It ranked 8,201st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lobato?

Monteiro Lobato, Brazilian writer (1882–1948), followed by Rita Lobato.

Where is the surname Lobato most common?

Wikidata records people named Lobato in Brazil.

Is the surname Lobato getting more or less common?

More common. 3,132 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,047 in 2010, up 29%.

The surname Lobato

A surname, carried by 4,047 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L130

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lobato is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,047 people named Lobato in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,290 Americans. That is up 29% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,132.

#8,201

rank among US surnames

4,047

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+29.2%

change since 2000 (was #9,520)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,195	Teter	4,050	76,233
#8,196	McAbee	4,049	76,252
#8,198	Woosley	4,048	76,271
#8,201	Macomber	4,047	76,290
#8,205	Gallup	4,046	76,309
#8,206	Matamoros	4,044	76,347
#8,209	Asuncion	4,042	76,384

Who is named Lobato

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

80% of people named Lobato identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 18% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 80%
White (not Hispanic) 18%
Two or more races 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Lobatos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Monteiro Lobato
Brazilian writer (1882–1948)
Rita Lobato
Brazilian physician (1866–1954)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lobato

Lobato has the Soundex code L130, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L130.

Questions

How common is the surname Lobato?: 4,047 people in the United States had the surname Lobato in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,290 Americans. It ranked 8,201st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lobato?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Lobato identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 18% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lobato?: Monteiro Lobato, Brazilian writer (1882–1948), followed by Rita Lobato.
Where is the surname Lobato most common?: Wikidata records people named Lobato in Brazil.
Is the surname Lobato getting more or less common?: More common. 3,132 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,047 in 2010, up 29%.