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The surname Uribe

A Spanish surname, carried by 24,612 people in the United States.

Pronounced /(j)uˈɹiː.beɪ/ 3 syllables Soundex U610

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Uribe is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 24,612 people named Uribe in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,545 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,283.

#1,448
rank among US surnames
24,612
people in 2010
8.3
per 100,000 Americans
+34.6%
change since 2000 (was #1,805)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#1,439Clifton24,75812,471
#1,440Thomson24,75012,475
#1,441Yarbrough24,74912,475
#1,442McCauley24,74312,478
#1,443Elias24,69612,502
#1,444Jacob24,68812,506
#1,445Meredith24,67912,510

Who is named Uribe

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

94% of people named Uribe identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.1% as white (not Hispanic).

  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
  • White (not Hispanic) 5.1%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
  • Two or more races 0.2%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Uribes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Álvaro Uribe Vélez
    39.º President of Colombia from 2002 to 2010

Other Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Uribe come from?
Uribe is Spanish in origin.
How common is the surname Uribe?
24,612 people in the United States had the surname Uribe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,545 Americans. It ranked 1,448th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Uribe?
In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Uribe identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.1% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Uribe?
Álvaro Uribe Vélez, 39.º President of Colombia from 2002 to 2010.
Where is the surname Uribe most common?
Wikidata records people named Uribe in Colombia.
How do you pronounce Uribe?
Uribe is /(j)uˈɹiː.beɪ/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Uribe getting more or less common?
More common. 18,283 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,612 in 2010, up 35%.