Explore the Family Name Repass

The meaning of Repass

Americanized form of Swiss German Rippas: unexplained. The surname Rippas is very rare in Switzerland. Its altered form Repass is most common in VA. History: Hans Jacob Rippas/Repass from Switzerland died in Wythe County, VA, in 1814.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Repass showed a slight decline in rank between 2000 and 2010, from 17,859 to 18,326, representing a change of -2.61%. However, in terms of count, the number of people with this surname increased by 4.64% from 1,445 in 2000 to 1,512 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 also dropped slightly from 0.54 in 2000 to 0.51 in 2010, marking a decrease of -5.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,859	#18,326	-2.61%
Count	1,445	1,512	4.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.51	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Repass

The Decennial U.S. Census data on the ethnic identity associated with the Repass surname reveals that the White population had the highest percentage with 93.36% in 2000, which dropped marginally to 90.61% in 2010. There was a notable increase in the Hispanic and Black populations with this surname, with Hispanic representation growing from 1.11% in 2000 to 2.51% in 2010 (a substantial 126.13% increase), and the Black population growing from 3.39% to 4.30% (an increase of 26.84%). The percentage of those identifying as Two or more races saw a slight uptick from 1.45% to 1.65%. Notably, the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories appeared for the first time in 2010 at 0.46%, as they were previously suppressed or unrecorded.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.36%	90.61%	-2.95%
Black	3.39%	4.3%	26.84%
Hispanic	1.11%	2.51%	126.13%
Two or More Races	1.45%	1.65%	13.79%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.46%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.46%	0%