# Ribeiro (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ribeiro/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,712 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,206 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 45,999 people |
| Change since 2000 | +37% (4,905 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Portuguese Ribeiro.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ribeiro in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ribeiro in Brazil, Portugal, the United States, Spain, Belgium and Angola.

## People named Ribeiro

- Alfonso Ribeiro, American actor
- Fernanda Ribeiro, Athletics competitor, long distance runner
- João Ubaldo Ribeiro, Brazilian author (1941-2014)
- Alex Ribeiro, Brazilian racing driver
- Gilton Ribeiro, Brazilian association football player
- Policarpo Ribeiro de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer (1907-1986)
- Djamila Ribeiro, Brazilian philosophist and feminist
- Fagner Ribeiro da Costa, Brazilian association football player
- Maria Ribeiro, Brazilian actress, writer and film director
- Édson Ribeiro, Brazilian athletics competitor (born 1972)
- José Leonardo Ribeiro da Silva, Brazilian footballer
- Caio Ribeiro, Brazilian footballer and manager

and 24 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Ribera, Ribar, Rivero, Rivera, Roper, Raber, Reber, Raper, Rapier, Reiber, Raver, Revere.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.