Explore the Family Name Raptis

The meaning of Raptis

Greek: occupational name for a tailor, Greek raptēs (colloquially raftis), a derivative of classical Greek raptein ‘to sew’. Compare Raftis. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Constantine, Anastasios, Demetrios, Dimitrios, Vasilios, Athanasios, Evangelos, Haralampos, Ilias, Konstantinos, Marianthi, Markos.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Raptis saw a slight shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, it went from being the 35,797th most popular surname in the United States in 2000 to the 36,970th in 2010, a decrease of 3.28%. However, the actual count of individuals with the Raptis surname increased slightly, from 593 in 2000 to 604 in 2010, an increase of 1.85%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also declined slightly, from 0.22 in 2000 to 0.20 in 2010, a decrease of 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,797	#36,970	-3.28%
Count	593	604	1.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.2	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Raptis

The Decennial U.S. Census data on ethnicity shows that the Raptis surname is largely associated with white ethnicity. In 2000, 92.41% of the people with this surname identified as white, and this proportion increased to 93.54% in 2010. In addition, there was a small but notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 4.22% in 2000 to 4.97% in 2010, an increase of 17.77%. Those identifying with two or more races decreased from 3.04% in 2000 to 0% in 2010. There were no individuals with the Raptis surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.41%	93.54%	1.22%
Hispanic	4.22%	4.97%	17.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	3.04%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%