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

Rubinos, 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 Rubinos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rubinos in America

Rubinos is the 100302nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rubinos surname appeared 180 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 Rubinos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rubinos 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 Rubinos

The surname Rubinos is believed to have originated in Spain, specifically in the regions of Galicia and Asturias. It likely dates back to the medieval period, between the 9th and 15th centuries. The name is derived from the Spanish word "rubio," which means "blonde" or "reddish-blonde," suggesting that it may have been a descriptive surname given to someone with reddish-blonde hair.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Rubinos can be found in the "Libro de las Behetrias" (Book of the Beeresses), a 14th-century document that recorded the names of landowners and their properties in the northern Spanish regions. This document mentions a certain "Juan Rubinos" who owned land in the area of Valdáliga, near the city of Santander.

In the 16th century, there are records of a prominent family with the surname Rubinos in the town of Gijón, Asturias. One notable member of this family was Diego Rubinos, a wealthy merchant and landowner who lived from approximately 1510 to 1582.

The name Rubinos may also be related to the place name "Rubios," which is a municipality in the province of Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It's possible that the surname originated from this location and was carried by individuals who migrated from there.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals with the surname Rubinos. One of them was Juan Rubinos, a Spanish navigator and explorer who participated in the expeditions to the Americas in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. He was born around 1470 in Galicia and accompanied Christopher Columbus on his third voyage to the New World in 1498.

Another notable figure was Pedro Rubinos, a Spanish soldier and military engineer who lived in the 17th century. He was born in Asturias around 1620 and played a significant role in the construction and fortification of several important cities and military strongholds in the Spanish colonies in the Americas.

In the 18th century, there was a notable painter named Antonio Rubinos, who was born in Madrid in 1738 and died in 1810. He was known for his religious and historical paintings, many of which can still be found in churches and museums in Spain.

In the 19th century, Ramón Rubinos was a prominent Spanish politician and lawyer. He was born in Galicia in 1825 and served as a member of the Spanish parliament, representing the province of Pontevedra.

More recently, in the 20th century, Enrique Rubinos was a renowned Spanish architect who was born in Madrid in 1905 and died in 1991. He was known for his modernist designs and contributed to the architectural landscape of several cities in Spain, including Madrid and Barcelona.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rubinos

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

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

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