How common is the surname Roybal?

6,725 people in the United States had the surname Roybal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,910 Americans. It ranked 5,197th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Roybal?

Edward Ross Roybal, American politician (1916-2005).

Where is the surname Roybal most common?

Wikidata records people named Roybal in the United States.

Is the surname Roybal getting more or less common?

More common. 6,263 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,725 in 2010, up 7.4%.

The surname Roybal

A surname, carried by 6,725 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R140

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Roybal is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,725 people named Roybal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,910 Americans. That is up 7.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,263.

#5,197

rank among US surnames

6,725

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+7.4%

change since 2000 (was #5,142)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,194	Wisdom	6,734	45,849
#5,195	Bremer	6,733	45,856
#5,196	Rountree	6,726	45,903
#5,197	Roybal	6,725	45,910
#5,198	Zachary	6,724	45,917

Who is named Roybal

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

81% of people named Roybal identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 15% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 81%
White (not Hispanic) 15%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Roybals

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward Ross Roybal
American politician (1916-2005)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Roybal

Roybal has the Soundex code R140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R140.

Questions

How common is the surname Roybal?: 6,725 people in the United States had the surname Roybal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,910 Americans. It ranked 5,197th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Roybal?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Roybal identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 15% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Roybal?: Edward Ross Roybal, American politician (1916-2005).
Where is the surname Roybal most common?: Wikidata records people named Roybal in the United States.
Is the surname Roybal getting more or less common?: More common. 6,263 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,725 in 2010, up 7.4%.