Explore the Family Name Repko

The meaning of Repko

1. Dutch: possibly from a pet form of the ancient Germanic personal name Rippert (see Ripp). 2. Slovak and Ukrainian: variant of Repka.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Repko experienced a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Repko was ranked at 23,326 out of all U.S. surnames but dropped to 25,020 by 2010, indicating a decrease in its relative prevalence by 7.26%. The total number of people bearing the surname also decreased marginally from 1,018 in 2000 to 993 in 2010, resulting in a change of -2.46%. The proportion of individuals with the Repko surname per 100,000 people also fell by 10.53% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,326	#25,020	-7.26%
Count	1,018	993	-2.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.34	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Repko

When considering the ethnicity of individuals with the Repko surname, again utilizing the Decennial U.S. Census data, there has been a slight shift between 2000 and 2010. The most common ethnic identity associated with this surname is White, accounting for 98.04% in 2000 and 97.68% in 2010, experiencing a negligible decrease of -0.37%. There was a small growth in the percentage of those identifying as two or more races from 0.59% to 0.70%, representing an increase of 18.64%. Hispanic individuals with this surname slightly declined from 1.08% to 1.01% (-6.48%). Asian/Pacific Islander representation appeared in 2010 data with 0.50% while it was absent in 2000. No individuals with the surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these periods.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.04%	97.68%	-0.37%
Hispanic	1.08%	1.01%	-6.48%
Two or More Races	0.59%	0.7%	18.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.5%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%