Rebro last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Rebro

A surname potentially derived from a geographical location or topographic feature.

Rebro, 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 Rebro surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rebro in America

Rebro is the 130610th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rebro surname appeared 130 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 Rebro.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rebro 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.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 130610 133114 -1.90%
Count 130 117 10.53%
Proportion per 100k 0.04 0.04 0.00%

The history of the last name Rebro

The surname REBRO is believed to have originated in Croatia and neighboring regions of the Balkans during the medieval period. It likely derives from the Slavic root word "rebro," which means "rib" or "side." This suggests the name may have initially referred to someone who lived on the side of a hill or mountain.

Records indicate the REBRO surname first appeared in written documents dating back to the 13th century in the territory of Dalmatia, which was then part of the Kingdom of Croatia. One of the earliest known bearers was Ivan Rebro, a landowner mentioned in a charter from 1269 granting him rights over certain properties near the city of Šibenik.

By the 14th century, variations like Rebrić and Rebrovac had emerged, potentially denoting someone from a specific place name containing the word "rebro." A notable figure was Marko Rebrović, a Croatian nobleman born around 1330 who served as a military commander under King Louis I of Hungary.

The REBRO name spread across the Balkans over the following centuries. In 1487, a document from the Republic of Ragusa (modern-day Dubrovnik) refers to a merchant named Nikola Rebro engaged in trade with Italian cities. Around 1550, historical records mention a Grgur Rebro who was a priest and scholar in the Ottoman-ruled region of Bosnia.

As families migrated, the name took root in other Slavic lands. In 1672, church registers in the Polish city of Kraków list the birth of Jan Rebro, son of a blacksmith originally from Croatia. Later examples include Andrej Rebro, a Serbian soldier who fought against the Ottoman Empire in the early 1700s, and Ivan Rebro, a Russian peasant born in 1789 who served in the Napoleonic Wars.

While not a prominent aristocratic name, REBRO appeared across Eastern Europe over the centuries, borne by individuals from various walks of life – farmers, artisans, clergymen, and soldiers among them. The name's modest yet persistent legacy reflects the hardy spirit of its Slavic origins.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rebro

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

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 Rebro was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 90.77% 118
Non-Hispanic Black Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races 4.62% 6
Hispanic Origin (S)% (S)

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 Rebro has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 90.77% 89.74% 1.14%
Black (S)% (S)% (S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander (S)% (S)% (S)%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Two or More Races 4.62% 8.55% -59.68%
Hispanic (S)% 0.00% (S)%

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

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