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

Ibarra, 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 Ibarra surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ibarra in America

Ibarra is the 507th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ibarra surname appeared 66,063 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 22 people would have the surname Ibarra.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ibarra 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 Ibarra

The surname Ibarra is of Spanish origin, derived from the Basque region of Spain. It is believed to have emerged in the 8th or 9th century during the Reconquista, a period when Christian kingdoms fought to reclaim territories from Moorish rule.

Ibarra is a locational surname, referring to the town of Ibarra located in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Country. The town's name is thought to come from the Basque words "ibar" meaning valley and "aran" meaning plain or meadow, suggesting the surname originated from people living in a valley or plain.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the surname Ibarra can be found in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a 10th-century manuscript containing land grants and legal documents from the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain.

In the 13th century, a notable figure named Rodrigo Ibarra was a prominent military leader and advisor to King Alfonso X of Castile, known as "El Sabio" (The Wise). Rodrigo Ibarra played a crucial role in the reconquest of Andalusia from the Moors.

During the 16th century, Juan de Ibarra (1500-1575) was a Spanish architect and stonemason who worked on several significant projects, including the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, one of the most renowned architectural masterpieces of the Spanish Renaissance.

In the 17th century, Pedro de Ibarra (1619-1675) was a Spanish painter known for his religious works, especially those commissioned by churches and monasteries in Seville and Madrid.

Another notable person with the surname Ibarra was José María Ibarra (1836-1917), a Mexican politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs during the Porfiriato era, the reign of President Porfirio Díaz.

The surname Ibarra has also been associated with various place names throughout Spain, such as Ibarra de Aragón in Aragon, Ibarra de Cameros in La Rioja, and Ibarra de Renales in Navarra, reflecting the widespread distribution of this surname across different regions of the country.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ibarra

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

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 Ibarra 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 Ibarra 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 Ibarra was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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