Find out how popular the last name Garibay is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Garibay.

Garibay, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Garibay surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Garibay in America

Garibay is the 2755th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Garibay surname appeared 13,088 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 people would have the surname Garibay.

We can also compare 2010 data for Garibay to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Garibay

The surname Garibay has its origins in the Basque Country, a region spanning parts of northern Spain and southern France. It is believed to have emerged in the late Middle Ages, around the 13th or 14th century.

Garibay is derived from the Basque words "gari" meaning wheat and "bai" meaning yes or affirmative. This suggests the name may have originally referred to a wheat farmer or someone associated with the cultivation of wheat.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Garibay can be found in the "Becerro Galicano de las Behetrías de Castilla," a medieval document from the 14th century that documented landowners and their properties in the region of Castile, Spain.

In the 16th century, Esteban de Garibay y Zamalloa (1533-1599) was a prominent Spanish historian and chronicler. He is known for his work "Los Quarenta Libros del Compendio Historial de las Chronicas y Universal Historia de todos los Reynos de España," which chronicled the history of Spain.

Another notable figure with the surname Garibay was Juan Bautista Muñoz Garibay (1645-1701), a Spanish painter who was active during the Baroque period. He is best known for his religious paintings and works commissioned by churches in Madrid.

In the 18th century, Tomás Antonio Garibay Durán (1709-1776) was a Mexican lawyer and historian who wrote extensively about the history of Mexico City and the indigenous people of the region.

Jumping to the 19th century, José María Garibay Kintana (1892-1967) was a renowned Mexican anthropologist and historian who specialized in the study of Mesoamerican cultures and languages. He made significant contributions to the understanding of the Nahuatl language and the Aztec civilization.

Throughout its history, the surname Garibay has also been associated with various place names in the Basque Country and surrounding regions, such as the village of Garibay in the province of Álava, Spain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Garibay

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Garibay.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Garibay was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Garibay has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Garibay was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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