# Rybka (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/rybka/  
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 | Polish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 646 |
| US rank (2010) | 34,916 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 477,934 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.8% (641 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Polish, Czech Rybka, Ukrainian Рибка (Rybka), Russian Рыбка (Rybka); from rybka, рибка (rybka), and рыбка (rybka, “little fish”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rybka 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) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Similar surnames

Rybak, Rybicki, Reeves, Rivas, Reaves, Reavis, Roebuck, Rives, Revis, Raposo, Rabago, Rapoza.

## 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.