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Position:Home>Genealogy> What is the probable nationality of the surname YBANEZ ?Question: What is the probable nationality of the surname YBANEZ !? Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Ibanez is Spanish, and I've been told that when the I of a Spanish name (especially at the beginning, I think) is replaced by a Y, it indicates that the name comes from the Basque region!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Hard to pin-point a nationality, but clearly of Hispanic origin (take a look at the map on the link)!. http://www!.ancestry!.com/facts/Ybanez-pla!.!.!. Very likely Cuban, however, if you're talking about US residents with that last name, since 63% of all people here with this family name have Havana, Cuba as port of departure!. PS I know you asked for Ybanezz with 2 z's, but often such variations on the spelling of names occurred once people settled in a new place and ultimately Ybanezz and Ybanez are linked!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Ybanez Last name origin & meaning: Spanish (Ybá?ez): variant spelling of Ibá?ez (see Ibanez)!. Ibanez Last name origin & meaning: Spanish (Ibá?ez): patronymic from the personal name Ibán, a variant of Juan, a vernacular form of Greek Iōhannēs!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Mexican!. Such as the Aztecs or Mayans!.Www@QuestionHome@Com that's a spanish nameWww@QuestionHome@Com Spanish nationality!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Spanish and it would be pronounced EBahnez!.Www@QuestionHome@Com martianWww@QuestionHome@Com polishWww@QuestionHome@Com spanishWww@QuestionHome@Com spanishWww@QuestionHome@Com prob spansh or south american (somewhere like mexico)Www@QuestionHome@Com |