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The distinguished surname Ribeiro is a proud sign of a rich and ancient ancestry. The name was originally derived from the Castilian word "rivera," which means "riverbank." Thus it is quite probable that the first families to take on Ribeiro as a surname lived near the banks of a river.
The surname Ribeiro was first found in Castile, the kingdom that led the Reconquest of the peninsula from the Muslims, in medieval times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ribeiro research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1520, 1532, 1537, 1558, 1588, 1591, 1611, 1652, 1666, 1725, 1765, 1774, 1777, 1779, 1781, 1784, 1830, 1833, 1836, 1854 and 1860 are included under the topic Early Ribeiro History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Rivera, Ribera, Ribeira, Rivero, Ribero, Ribeiro and others.
Prominent among members of the family
In the United States, the name Ribeiro is the 8,439th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Ribeiro is ranked the 370th most popular surname with an estimated 11,273 people with that name. 2
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Hernando de Ribera, who voyaged to Brazil and Argentina with Sebastian Cabot in the 1520s. Also of note was Gabriel de Ribera, who accompanied Ló.