The Rebelo surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,415 people carried this name — #19,189 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 208,300 people counted. That is up 14% from 1,244 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
635 people named Rebelo live in Switzerland.
They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 152 people named Rebelo.
Most of them — 108 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Oise.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 144 people named Rebelo live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Rebelo,
with a public archive behind them.
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João Lourenço Rebelo 1610–1665 · composer -
Jerónimo José da Costa Rebelo 1783–1854 · Catholic priest -
Luís Augusto Rebelo da Silva 1822–1871 · writer -
Manuel Joaquim Machado Rebelo 1834–1930 · gastronomist -
Ernesto Rebelo 1842–1890 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 88 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rebelo.
- Reau 257 · U.S. census
- Reaume 1,138 · U.S. census
- Reaux 749 · U.S. census
- Reb 130 · U.S. census
- Rebecchi 111 · U.S. census
- Rebel 519 · U.S. census
- Reber 5,295 · U.S. census
- Rebert 551 · U.S. census
- Rebmann 457 · U.S. census
- Rebollo 931 · U.S. census
- Reboul 123 · U.S. census
- Reboulet 152 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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