Explore the Family Name Rubbo

The meaning of Rubbo

Italian: from a personal name derived from Old German Rupo, Rub(b)o; compare Ruperto. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Giovanni, Rocco, Umberto, Angelo, Carmine, Domenic, Eligio, Emelio, Fiore, Guido, Mauro.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Rubbo has seen minor fluctuations. In 2000, it was ranked 38,320 and this slightly dropped to a rank of 39,659 in 2010, indicating a decrease of about 3.49 percent. However, the actual count of individuals with the Rubbo surname rose from 543 to 554 during the same period, a growth of approximately 2.03 percent. Despite this increase in numbers, the proportion of the surname per 100,000 people fell by 5 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,320	#39,659	-3.49%
Count	543	554	2.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rubbo

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Rubbo also underwent changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of those with the Rubbo surname identified as White, increasing from 93.92 percent in 2000 to 95.13 percent in 2010. The number identifying with two or more races also saw an increase of nearly 81 percent, albeit starting from a very small base of 1.10 percent in 2000. On the other hand, those identifying as Hispanic decreased significantly from 4.60 percent in 2000 to 2.53 percent in 2010, a drop of approximately 45 percent. There were no individuals recorded under Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories for either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.92%	95.13%	1.29%
Hispanic	4.6%	2.53%	-45%
Two or More Races	1.1%	1.99%	80.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%