# Rubio (surname)

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

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 50,788 |
| US rank (2010) | 673 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,079 people |
| Change since 2000 | +39% (36,531 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹubioʊ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Rubio.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rubio 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) | 5.3% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 92% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Rubio in Andorra and the United States.

## People named Rubio

- Marco Rubio, 72nd United States Secretary of State since 2025
- Jordi Rubio, Andorran footballer
- Jesús Rubio Gomez, Andorran footballer

## Similar surnames

Ruby, Rubi, Rufo, Ruff, Rapp, Robb, Rupp, Roby, Rife, Reeve, Raab, Robey.

## 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.