Show ContentsDeribas History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Noble surnames, such as Deribas, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Deribas, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Deribas family originally lived near a river bank or seaside. The surname Deribas is derived from the word riparia, which is further derived form the Latin word ripa, which mean river bank or seaside.

Early Origins of the Deribas family

The surname Deribas was first found in Leon, in northwestern Spain.

Early History of the Deribas family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Deribas research. Another 128 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1212, 1236, 1243, 1248, 1265, 1576 and 1655 are included under the topic Early Deribas History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Deribas Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rivas, Riva, Ribas, Riba, de Rivas, de Ribas, de la Riva, de la Riba, de Riva, de Riba and many more.

Early Notables of the Deribas family

Prominent among members of the family were 16th century Spanish painter Francisco Ribalta, and his son Juan, also a painter; Andres Perez De Ribas (1576-1655), a Spanish Jesuit missionary, and historian of north-western...
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United States Deribas migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Deribas Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Anton DeRibas, who arrived in Rio de la Plata in 1835 1
  • Juan DeRibas, who landed in Spanish Main in 1837 1


  1. 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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