Explore the Family Name Repetto

The meaning of Repetto

Italian (Liguria): possibly from an ancient Germanic personal name, Rebi, Rabo, Rappo, which may have given rise to a hypothetical Repo. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Carlos, Humberto, Mario, Armando, Arnoldo, Augusto, Eduardo, Educardo, Javier, Juan, Julio, Luis. Italian Aldo, Angelo, Giovanni, Guido, Natale, Primo, Severino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Repetto saw a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 36,630 and dropped to 39,281 by 2010, marking a 7.24% decrease. The count of individuals with the Repetto surname also fell slightly, with 576 instances in 2000 and 560 in 2010, a 2.78% decline. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 people also decreased by 9.52%, from 0.21 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,630	#39,281	-7.24%
Count	576	560	-2.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.19	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Repetto

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Repetto, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identified as White decreased from 82.12% to 77.68%, a change of -5.41%. Conversely, the percentage identifying as Hispanic increased by 20.75%, moving from 17.01% in 2000 to 20.54% in 2010. There was no recorded change in the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, except that some individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010 where there were none in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	82.12%	77.68%	-5.41%
Hispanic	17.01%	20.54%	20.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.89%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%