Explore the Family Name Lepere

The meaning of Lepere

French (Lepère): relationship name from le père ‘the father’, a variant of Père (see Pere), with fused masculine definite article le. This surname was in large part taken to the US from Germany, by descendants of the Huguenot refugees. Some characteristic forenames: French Pierre, Thierry.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lepere has experienced a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Lepere ranked as the 51,119th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 54,418th position, indicating a 6.45% decline. The actual count of individuals with the Lepere surname also decreased marginally from 383 in 2000 to 379 in 2010, a reduction of 1.04%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Lepere per 100,000 was 0.14 in 2000 and slightly descended to 0.13 in 2010, reflecting a 7.14% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,119	#54,418	-6.45%
Count	383	379	-1.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lepere

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Lepere identified as white. This accounted for an overwhelming 99.22% in 2000, although this percentage slightly fell to 96.57% by 2010, marking a 2.67% change. It is important to note that there was no record of persons identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, of two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native either in 2000 or 2010. However, the census did capture an emergence of Hispanic identification within the Lepere surname holders, increasing from 0 in 2000 to 1.85% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.22%	96.57%	-2.67%
Hispanic	0%	1.85%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%