Explore the Family Name Repke

The meaning of Repke

1. German: habitational name from Repke in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. 2. Germanized form of Sorbian Rěpka and of other Slavic cognates (see Repka). Compare Roepke. Some characteristic forenames: German Wolfgang.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Repke has increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Repke was ranked the 61,544th most popular surname in the United States, with approximately 305 individuals possessing this name. A decade later, in 2010, the surname's rank improved to 59,603rd, and the number of individuals bearing the Repke surname increased by about 11.15% to a total of 339. Despite this growth, the proportion of the Repke surname per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.11 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,544	#59,603	3.15%
Count	305	339	11.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Repke

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Repke saw some changes from 2000 to 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, nearly all (98.69%) individuals with the surname identified as White. In 2010, while the majority still identified as White, the percentage dropped slightly to 94.99%. During this same period, there was a small emergence of those identifying with two or more races, representing 2.36% of individuals with the Repke surname in 2010. The data does not show any individuals with the surname Repke identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.69%	94.99%	-3.75%
Two or More Races	0%	2.36%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%