Explore the Family Name Iribarren

The meaning of Iribarren

Basque: topographic or habitational name referring to a house named with iri ‘hamlet, village, settlement’ + barren ‘lower edge’, denoting a house situated at the lower edge of a village.

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How common is the last name Iribarren in the United States?

The surname Iribarren, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, saw a significant rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. It moved up from Rank 80216 to 64054, marking an increase of 20.15%. The count of people with this last name also grew by 41.36% during this period, from 220 to 311. This shift indicates that for every 100,000 people in the U.S., the number of individuals named Iribarren rose from 0.08 to 0.11, a growth rate of 37.5%.

20002010Change
Rank#80,216#64,05420.15%
Count22031141.36%
Proportion per 100k0.080.1137.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Iribarren

Speaking about the ethnic identity associated with the surname Iribarren, as per the Decennial U.S. Census, there was a notable change over the decade from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased from 40% to 29.90%, a drop of 25.25%. However, the percentage who identified their ethnicity as Hispanic increased from 58.64% to 67.85%, a rise of 15.71%. In 2010, a small fraction (1.93%) reported their ethnicity as Asian/Pacific Islander, a category that did not register in the 2000 data. No changes were observed for those identifying as Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native.

20002010Change
Hispanic58.64%67.85%15.71%
White40%29.9%-25.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%1.93%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%