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

Ibasco, 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 Ibasco surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ibasco in America

Ibasco is the 141140th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ibasco surname appeared 118 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Ibasco.

The history of the last name Ibasco

The surname Ibasco has its origins in the Basque region of Spain and France. It emerged during the medieval period, around the 12th century. The name is derived from the Basque word "ibar" meaning valley, and "ko" which is a locative suffix, indicating the name referred to someone from a particular valley.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in a 1387 municipal document from the village of Ibarra in the Basque region, which mentions an Ibasco family. This suggests the name may have originated as a toponymic surname, referring to someone from the Ibarra valley.

In the 15th century, there are records of an Ibasco de Galeazza, a merchant from Bilbao who traded with England and the Netherlands. His son, Juan Ibasco, was born in 1493 and became a respected shipbuilder in Bilbao.

The name also appears in historical records from the 16th century Kingdom of Navarre, with a Pedro Ibasco documented as a local magistrate in Pamplona in 1542.

During the Spanish colonization of the Americas, some Ibascos migrated to the New World. Notably, Rodrigo Ibasco was one of the early Spanish settlers in Cuba, arriving in 1528. His descendants can be traced in Cuban records from the 16th and 17th centuries.

In the 17th century, there was a prominent Ibasco family in the Basque town of Oñati. Maria Ibasco, born in 1621, was a renowned weaver and textile artisan whose works were highly sought after by the Spanish nobility.

As the name spread across Spain and its colonies, variations in spelling emerged, such as Ybasco, Hibasco, and Ivasco. However, the core Ibasco form remained the most common throughout its history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ibasco

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

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 Ibasco 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.

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

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