Ribbons Surname

555,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Ribbons Surname Definition:

Perhaps a corruption of Reuben, Reubens.

Ribbons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2691:207,13017,888
Australia1961:137,73314,860
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Wales71:442,07621,198
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2071:117,75511,303
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Ribbons (20) may also be a first name.

Ribbons Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Perhaps a corruption of Reuben, Reubens.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Corrupted from Reubens.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Dutch, Ribbink; from the German, Rippin; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Ribbons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ribbons is most common in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ribbons? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 555,669th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 12,718,230 people. Ribbons occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Ribbons live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 20 people.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 269 people, or 1 in 207,130. In England it is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 18 percent live, Greater London, where 18 percent live and Norfolk, where 12 percent live. Other than England this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Ribbons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ribbons has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Ribbons surname rose 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 213 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ribbons Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ribbons are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.92% registered with the party.

The amount Ribbons earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.31% less than the national average, earning $42,153 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.55% more than the national average, earning $59,891 CAD per year.

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