Ribble Surname

200,920th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,076 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Ribble Surname Definition:

Nick 'a ribald,' a low fellow. Middle English ribaud. William le Ribote. J. Philip Ribaud, Yorkshire: Feodarium Prioratus Dunelmensis (Surtees Society).

(2) Bapt. 'the son of Ribald,' probably a curtailment of Rimbault, which see.

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Ribble Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8411:196,88219,405
Canada2171:169,79517,065
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4761:105,50110,598

Ribble (28) may also be a first name.

Ribble Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nick 'a ribald,' a low fellow. Middle English ribaud. William le Ribote. J. Philip Ribaud, Yorkshire: Feodarium Prioratus Dunelmensis (Surtees Society).

(2) Bapt. 'the son of Ribald,' probably a curtailment of Rimbault, which see.

Ralph fil. Ribaldi, Pipe Roll, 11 Henry II.

Folco Ribald, ibid.

Ribald de Middleham, Norfolk, temp. 1200: History of Norfolk.

Ribaldns (without surname), Norfolk.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 for Ribald, q.v.

2 Dweller by the River Ribble, 12th cent. Ribbel, in Domesday-Book Ribel- (in Ribel-castre, Ribchester) [We do not know what the Celtic name of the Ribble was. The earliest recorded uncompounded form of the name is the Domesday Ripa (‘Inter Ripam et Mersham which is apparently intended for the Latin ripa, a river-bank. ‘Ribble’ may, in fact, represent Latin rivell-us, a diminutive f: riv-us, a stream, brook (mutation from v to b is regular: cp. Besançon from Vesontion-em), but the size of the Ribble is an argument against this derivation. The only point upon which we can speak with more or less certainty is that the name contains the Euraryan root ri, to flow, and is basically conn. with, e.g., Welsh rhe, a swift motion, Greek rhéō (ρέω), to flow, run, gush; and ‘Rhine’ and ‘Rhone’]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

.The form Ribbel occurs in an A.-Saxon will c. a.d. 1000, as the writer himself pointed out in 1898. We may compare the Breton ribl, ‘riverbank,’ 'waterside.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ribble Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ribble Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ribble has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ribble click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ribble? popularity and diffusion

Ribble is the 200,920th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,510,379 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Ribble live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ribble is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 28 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,841 people, or 1 in 196,882. In The United States Ribble is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, New York, where 12 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent reside and Japan, where 0 percent reside.

Ribble Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ribble has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ribble last name increased 387 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ribble Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ribble are 21.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.01% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ribble earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.32% more than the national average, earning $43,717 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $50,264 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ribbler9250/
Ribblet9222/
Raibble927/
Ribbley921/
Ribblei921/
Ribblee920/
Ribbl910/
Ribblett86238/
Ribbel8355/
Ribbla832/
Rebble832/
Rubble831/
Rivble831/
Rebbler770/
Rubbley770/
Ribblit770/
Ribbell770/
Rebbelle711/
Rebbel6779/
Rebbla675/
Revble671/
Rebbeller670/
Rebblli621/
Rebbell621/
Rivvlett571/

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