Explore the Family Name Rebeiro

The meaning of Rebeiro

Altered form of Portuguese and Galician Ribeiro.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Rebeiro has seen a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 71,808 in terms of popularity and had a count of 253 people with this name. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 76,768 and the count decreased slightly to 250 individuals. This represents a decrease of 6.91% in rank and 1.19% in count. Furthermore, the proportion of people with the Rebeiro surname per 100,000 also fell by 11.11% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#71,808	#76,768	-6.91%
Count	253	250	-1.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rebeiro

The ethnicity breakdown of the surname Rebeiro also underwent some shifts between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, a majority of those bearing the surname identified as White (66.01%), followed by those identifying as Two or more races (13.04%) and Black (9.09%). A smaller percentage (7.51%) identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, while no one identified as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native. By 2010, the percentage of those identifying as White dropped slightly to 60%, but remained the majority ethnicity. The percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander significantly increased to 20.8%, while those identifying as Black also increased slightly to 11.2%. Interestingly, the percentage identifying as Hispanic rose to 4.4%, while no one identified as Two or more races or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	66.01%	60%	-9.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	7.51%	20.8%	176.96%
Black	9.09%	11.2%	23.21%
Hispanic	0%	4.4%	0%
Two or More Races	13.04%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%