Explore the Family Name Gapp

The meaning of Gapp

1. English (Norfolk): topographic name from Middle English gap(pe) (Old Norse gap), denoting someone who lived by a chasm, breach in a wall or hedge, or (in Norfolk and Suffolk) by a gap in the cliffs. 2. German: from the personal name Gabo, a short form of Gebolf (see Gebhardt).

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How common is the last name Gapp in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Gapp experienced a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 41,995th most popular surname and by 2010, it had slipped to 43,511th place, representing a 3.61% decrease in rank. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased slightly from 487 in the year 2000 to 496 in 2010, reflecting a 1.85% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,995	#43,511	-3.61%
Count	487	496	1.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gapp

In terms of ethnic identity, the majority of individuals bearing the Gapp surname identified as White both in 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of those identifying as White grew marginally from 94.87% to 95.56% over the decade. Meanwhile, there was a significant decrease in those identifying with two or more ethnicities, dropping from 2.46% in 2000 to just 1.01% in 2010, marking a reduction of nearly 59%. There were also shifts in other categories: while no one identified as Hispanic in 2000, by 2010 1.21% did. Conversely, those identifying as Black dropped from 1.23% in 2000 to none in 2010. No change was seen among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.87%	95.56%	0.73%
Hispanic	0%	1.21%	0%
Two or More Races	2.46%	1.01%	-58.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.23%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%