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

Uribes, 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 Uribes surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Uribes in America

Uribes is the 65593rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Uribes surname appeared 302 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 Uribes.

We can also compare 2010 data for Uribes 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 Uribes

The surname Uribes has its origins in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France. It is derived from the Basque word "uri," meaning town or city, and "be," meaning below or beneath. The name likely referred to someone who lived near or at the foot of a town or settlement.

Historically, the Uribes name can be traced back to the 11th century in the regions of Navarra and Gipuzkoa in the Basque Country. Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name appear in medieval documents and charters from these areas.

One notable early reference to the Uribes name is found in the "Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla," a 12th-century cartulary (collection of charters) from the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain. This document mentions an individual named "Sancho Uribes" in the year 1157.

During the 13th century, the Uribes surname began to spread beyond the Basque regions as families migrated to other parts of Spain and beyond. For example, in 1275, a certain "Pedro Uribes" is recorded as a resident of the city of Burgos in northern Spain.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Uribes name was Juan Uribes, a Basque merchant and explorer who was born in Fuenterrabía (now Hondarribia) around 1490. He is believed to have accompanied Spanish conquistadors on expeditions to the Americas in the early 16th century.

Another noteworthy individual with the Uribes surname was Martín Uribes de Castelfort (1510-1572), a Spanish nobleman and military commander who served as the Governor of Navarra during the reign of King Philip II of Spain.

In the 17th century, the Uribes name appears in records from the town of Lequeitio in Biscay, where a family of fishermen and shipowners bearing this surname was prominent. One member of this family, Juan Bautista Uribes (1620-1688), was a successful merchant and ship captain who sailed to the Americas and the West Indies.

Other historical figures with the Uribes surname include Francisco Uribes (1735-1792), a Spanish military engineer who worked on fortifications in Cuba and Florida, and José María Uribes (1768-1828), a Venezuelan independence leader and military officer who fought alongside Simón Bolívar during the Spanish American wars of independence.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Uribes

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

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

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