Explore the Family Name Ribot

The meaning of Ribot

1. French and Catalan: nickname from a diminutive of Old French ribaut ‘man of bad live; vagabond’. 2. Catalan: metonymic occupational name from ribot ‘plane’. 3. French: metonymic occupational name from ribot ‘churn’.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ribot saw a notable increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Ribot was ranked 60,230th, but by 2010 it had risen to 49,177th, a significant jump of 18.35%. In terms of numbers, the count of those with the Ribot surname also rose, from 313 in 2000 to 428 in 2010. This represents a remarkable growth rate of 36.74%. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals with the Ribot surname per 100,000 people increased by 25% over this ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,230	#49,177	18.35%
Count	313	428	36.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.15	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ribot

In regards to ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals bearing the Ribot surname identify as Hispanic. This demographic made up 83.71% of the total Ribot population in 2000 and slightly increased to 84.58% in 2010. The percentage of Ribots identifying as white decreased slightly from 14.06% in 2000 to 12.85% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a slight emergence of Ribots identifying as Black in 2010, coming in at 1.87%, while there were none recorded in this category in 2000. No changes were observed among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	83.71%	84.58%	1.04%
White	14.06%	12.85%	-8.61%
Black	0%	1.87%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%