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

Rebollar, 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 Rebollar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rebollar in America

Rebollar is the 9568th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rebollar surname appeared 3,397 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Rebollar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rebollar 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 Rebollar

The surname Rebollar is of Spanish origin, originating from the Iberian Peninsula during the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish word "rebollo," which refers to a type of oak tree native to the region. This suggests that the name may have originated as a descriptive surname for someone who lived near or was associated with oak trees or oak forests.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Rebollar can be found in historical documents from the 13th and 14th centuries, primarily in regions such as Castile and Aragon. One notable example is Juan Rebollar, a knight who fought in the Reconquista (the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors) during the 13th century.

Another early mention of the surname can be found in the "Libro de la Montería" (Book of the Hunt), a 14th-century manuscript documenting hunting practices and territories in medieval Spain. The text references a location called "El Rebollar," which likely derived its name from the presence of oak trees in the area.

In the 15th century, the Rebollar name appears in records from the town of Talavera de la Reina in the province of Toledo, Spain. One notable figure from this period was Pedro Rebollar, a prominent merchant and landowner who lived in the late 15th century.

During the Spanish colonization of the Americas, the Rebollar surname made its way to the New World. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name in the Americas was Juan Rebollar, a conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 16th century.

Another significant figure bearing the Rebollar name was Alonso Rebollar, a Spanish painter who lived in the 16th century and is known for his works in the Mannerist style. His paintings can be found in various churches and museums in Spain.

As the centuries passed, the Rebollar surname continued to spread across Spain and its territories, with notable individuals emerging in various fields. For example, in the 19th century, Mariano Rebollar was a Spanish military officer who played a role in the Carlist Wars, a series of civil wars fought in Spain over the issue of succession to the throne.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rebollar

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

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

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