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

Ribas, 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 Ribas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ribas in America

Ribas is the 23485th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ribas surname appeared 1,082 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 Ribas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ribas 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 Ribas

The surname Ribas is of Catalan origin, tracing its roots back to the medieval period in the region of Catalonia, which spans parts of modern-day Spain and France. The name is derived from the Catalan word "riba," meaning "riverbank" or "shore," suggesting that the earliest bearers of this surname lived near a river or coastal area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ribas can be found in the 13th century, when it appeared in various historical documents from the region of Catalonia. The name was often associated with place names, such as Ribas de Fresser, a municipality in the province of Girona, indicating that some families may have taken their surname from the location where they resided.

In the 14th century, a notable figure bearing the surname Ribas was Joan Ribas, a prominent Catalan nobleman and military leader who played a significant role in the Sardinian campaign against the Aragonese Crown during the War of the Sicilian Vespers (1282-1302). His bravery and leadership earned him recognition in historical accounts of the time.

During the Renaissance period, the Ribas family gained prominence in the arts and literature. One notable member was Pere Joan Ribas (1500-1570), a Catalan playwright and poet who contributed to the flourishing of Catalan theatre and literature during the 16th century.

As the centuries progressed, the Ribas surname spread beyond Catalonia to other parts of Spain and the Americas. One notable figure was Francisco Ribas (1796-1852), a Venezuelan military leader who played a crucial role in the Venezuelan War of Independence against the Spanish Empire, serving under the leadership of Simón Bolívar.

Another prominent individual with the surname Ribas was José Ribas Sanz (1885-1962), a Spanish painter and sculptor known for his Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works, which captured the landscapes and traditions of his native Valencia region.

The Ribas surname has also been associated with several notable scholars and academics over the years, such as Josep Ribas i Carreras (1890-1944), a Catalan philologist and linguist who contributed significantly to the study of Catalan language and literature, and Josep Ribas i Massana (1933-2019), a renowned Catalan physicist and professor who made significant contributions to the field of theoretical physics.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ribas

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

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

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