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

Rumbo, 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 Rumbo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rumbo in America

Rumbo is the 41100th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rumbo surname appeared 530 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 Rumbo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rumbo 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 Rumbo

The surname Rumbo is of Spanish origin and can be traced back to the late 15th century. It is believed to have originated from the Spanish word "rumbo," which means "direction" or "course." The name was likely given to someone who was a navigator or explorer, or to someone who lived near a well-known path or route.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Rumbo can be found in the Catalan region of Spain, where a man named Joan Rumbo was documented as living in the town of Alcover in the late 1400s. The name also appears in various church records and legal documents from the 16th and 17th centuries in other parts of Spain, such as Andalusia and Castile.

The surname Rumbo has been carried by several notable individuals throughout history. One example is Juan Rumbo, a Spanish explorer and cartographer who was born in Seville in 1520. He is known for his influential maps of the Caribbean and Central America, which helped shape the understanding of the region's geography during the Age of Exploration.

Another prominent figure was María Rumbo, a 17th-century Spanish playwright and poet who was born in Madrid in 1635. Her works, including the play "La Fuerza de la Virtud," were highly praised during her lifetime and contributed to the development of Spanish theater.

In the 19th century, the name Rumbo was associated with José Rumbo, a Spanish military officer and politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 1848 to 1851. He played a significant role in the island's governance during a period of political and social change.

The surname Rumbo can also be found in other parts of the world, particularly in Latin American countries with Spanish colonial roots. For instance, Andrés Rumbo, a Cuban writer and journalist born in 1892, gained recognition for his work as a literary critic and his contributions to Cuban literature.

Additionally, the name Rumbo has been linked to various place names and locations throughout Spain and Latin America. For example, the town of Rumbo in the Spanish province of Asturias, as well as the Rumbo River in Colombia, may have connections to the surname's origins or the migration patterns of those who carried it.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rumbo

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

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

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