Explore the Family Name Geppert

The meaning of Geppert

German: 1. from a variant of the personal name Göpfert (see Goepfert). 2. variant of Gebhardt. Some characteristic forenames: German Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Geppert has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 31,389th most common surname and fell to the 33,530th spot in 2010, reflecting a decline of 6.82%. The number of individuals with this last name also dropped from 698 to 680, indicating a decrease of 2.58%. This drop in popularity is further reflected in the proportion per 100k, which shrank by 11.54% from 0.26 to 0.23.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,389	#33,530	-6.82%
Count	698	680	-2.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.23	-11.54%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Geppert

When analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Geppert, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, we notice that there was a slight shift in the ethnicity percentages from 2000 to 2010. Predominantly, the surname is associated with the White ethnicity, although the percentage declined slightly from 97.71% to 96.03%. There was an increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races, rising from 1.29% in 2000 to 2.06% in 2010. Additionally, the surname saw its first association with the Hispanic ethnicity in 2010 at 1.32%, whereas there were no recorded associations in 2000. No changes were observed with regards to the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.71%	96.03%	-1.72%
Two or More Races	1.29%	2.06%	59.69%
Hispanic	0%	1.32%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%