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

Toribio, 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 Toribio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Toribio in America

Toribio is the 7148th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Toribio surname appeared 4,679 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Toribio.

We can also compare 2010 data for Toribio 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 Toribio

The surname Toribio originated in Spain and has its roots in the Latin name Taurilius, which was derived from the word taurus, meaning "bull." This name was likely given to someone with a strong or powerful demeanor, or perhaps someone who worked with cattle or oxen.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Toribio can be traced back to the 12th century in various regions of Spain, including Castile, Aragon, and Navarre. It is believed that the name may have spread to other parts of Europe and Latin America during the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the 16th and 17th centuries.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname Toribio was Pedro Toribio, a Spanish conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in the early 16th century. Another notable figure was Miguel Toribio de Benavente (1499-1569), a Spanish Franciscan friar known as "Motolinía," who played a significant role in the evangelization of Mexico.

In the 17th century, Juan Toribio de Escalante (1597-1667) was a Spanish Jesuit missionary who worked among the indigenous peoples of South America and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Later, in the 18th century, Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza (1750-1825) was a Spanish-born philosopher and theologian who served as the rector of the University of San Marcos in Lima, Peru.

Another prominent figure was Toribio Alonso de Salazar (1527-1598), a Spanish inquisitor and author who wrote extensively on the subject of witchcraft and demonology. His work, "De las supersticiones y hechicerías" (On Superstitions and Witchcraft), published in 1613, was influential in shaping the understanding of witchcraft during the Spanish Inquisition.

The surname Toribio has also been associated with various place names in Spain, such as Toribio de Liebana, a municipality in the province of Cantabria, and Toribio de Campos, a village in the province of Palencia. These place names may have influenced the spelling variations of the surname over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Toribio

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

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

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