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

Saldibar, 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 Saldibar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Saldibar in America

Saldibar is the 102688th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Saldibar surname appeared 175 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 Saldibar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Saldibar 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 Saldibar

The surname SALDIBAR has its origins in the Basque region of northern Spain and southern France. It is believed to have emerged sometime during the medieval period, around the 10th or 11th century. The name is derived from the Basque words "saldi" meaning "field" or "meadow" and "bar" meaning "inside" or "interior." Thus, the surname may have originally referred to someone who lived or worked in an interior field or meadow.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name SALDIBAR can be found in a document from the year 1287, which mentions a Sancho de Saldibar, a landowner from the village of Saldibar in the province of Gipuzkoa, Spain. This village likely took its name from the surname, suggesting that the name predates the 13th century.

In the 14th century, there are records of a family of nobles named SALDIBAR who held lands and titles in the region of Navarre, which at the time spanned parts of modern-day Spain and France. One notable member of this family was Juan de Saldibar, who served as a knight and advisor to King Charles III of Navarre in the late 14th century.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, several individuals with the surname SALDIBAR played prominent roles in the Spanish colonization of the Americas. One such figure was Diego de Saldibar, born in 1542 in Bilbao, Spain, who served as a conquistador and explorer in present-day Mexico and Guatemala.

Another individual of note was María de Saldibar, born in 1603 in Santander, Spain. She was one of the first Spanish women to settle in what is now New Mexico, where she played a significant role in the establishment of the Santa Fe community.

In the 19th century, a notable bearer of the SALDIBAR surname was José María Saldibar, born in 1820 in Pamplona, Spain. He was a renowned painter and artist who contributed to the development of the Basque romantic movement in art.

Throughout its history, the surname SALDIBAR has maintained strong ties to its Basque roots, with many bearers of the name still residing in the Basque regions of Spain and France. While not a particularly common surname, it has left an enduring mark on the cultural and historical landscapes of these areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Saldibar

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

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

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