Show ContentsRipoll History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Ripoll is derived from the place name Ripoll, a town located in the district of Puigcerda in the province of Gerona.

Early Origins of the Ripoll family

The surname Ripoll was first found in the province of Gerona, in the region of Catalonia.

Early History of the Ripoll family

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Ripoll Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ripoll, Ripol, Ripolles and others.

Early Notables of the Ripoll family

Prominent among bearers of the family name in this era was

  • Agustino Antonio Ripoll (d.1601), a 16th century Spanish writer

Ripoll Ranking

In France, the name Ripoll is the 1,368th most popular surname with an estimated 4,170 people with that name. 1


United States Ripoll migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ripoll Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jose Ripoll, who was naturalized in Louisiana around 1838
  • Rafael Ripoll, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1858 2
  • Salvador Ripoll, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 2
  • Francisco Ripoll, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1863 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Ripoll (post 1700) +

  • Mebarak Ripoll, Colombian singer and songwriter, who is better known as Shakira


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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