Explore the Family Name Rebecca

The meaning of Rebecca

Italian and Scottish: from the Biblical female personal name Rebecca (Hebrew Ribqah). In Scotland it was not used as a personal name till after the Reformation. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Domenic, Gino, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Rebecca has seen a slight increase in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname Rebecca was ranked 51,945 and had a count of 376. By 2010, it moved up four spots to rank 51,941 with a count of 400, showing an increase of 6.38%. Interestingly, the proportion per 100k remained consistent at 0.14 in both years, indicating that while the number of people with this surname increased, its prevalence relative to other surnames remained steady.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,945	#51,941	0.01%
Count	376	400	6.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rebecca

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Rebecca experienced some shifts from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased by 2.74%, from 76.60% in 2000 to 74.50% in 2010. Conversely, those identified as Black saw a significant increase of 48.37%, moving from 10.11% in 2000 to 15.00% in 2010. While the Hispanic ethnicity experienced a modest increase of 6.19%, going from 8.24% to 8.75%, those identifying as two or more races dropped to zero. There were no recorded changes for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	76.6%	74.5%	-2.74%
Black	10.11%	15%	48.37%
Hispanic	8.24%	8.75%	6.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.13%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%