Explore the Family Name Rybolt

The meaning of Rybolt

Americanized form of German Reibold, a variant of Reinbold.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

The surname Rybolt has seen a modest increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In the year 2000, it ranked 33,425th most common in the United States with 644 people bearing the name. By 2010, the ranking had increased slightly to 32,599th place as 705 individuals were identified with the surname Rybolt. This represents a growth of 9.47 percent over this decade. The proportion per 100,000 population remained steady at 0.24, indicating that despite the increase in absolute numbers, the surname's popularity relative to other surnames in the U.S. did not significantly change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,425	#32,599	2.47%
Count	644	705	9.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.24	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rybolt

In terms of ethnicity, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, the Rybolt surname was predominantly associated with individuals of White ethnic identity in both 2000 and 2010, at 97.98% and 96.45% respectively. There was a slight decrease of 1.56 percent in this category over the decade. Trace amounts of Hispanic ethnicity were reported in both years, with a small increase from 1.40 percent in 2000 to 1.56 percent in 2010. Interestingly, the data also indicates the emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races and American Indian/Alaskan Native ethnicity by 2010, while no individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicity were recorded under this surname in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.98%	96.45%	-1.56%
Hispanic	1.4%	1.56%	11.43%
Two or More Races	0%	0.85%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.85%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%