Explore the Family Name Reppert

The meaning of Reppert

German: from an ancient Germanic personal name, Ratbert, composed of the elements rād, rāt ‘counsel, advice’ + berht ‘bright’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Reppert has slightly declined over a decade. In 2000, it ranked 14,268 in terms of popularity and by 2010, its rank had dropped to 14,724, marking a modest decrease of 3.2 percent. However, despite this fall in ranking, the count of individuals bearing the surname Reppert actually increased from 1,927 to 2,018 between 2000 and 2010 — an increase of 4.72 percent. The proportion of this surname per 100k people also declined by 4.23 percent over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,268	#14,724	-3.2%
Count	1,927	2,018	4.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.71	0.68	-4.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Reppert

The ethnicity distribution associated with the surname Reppert also saw changes between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. Notably, there was a significant increase in individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, growing from 0.47 percent in 2000 to 0.84 percent in 2010 - a surge of 78.72 percent. Those identifying as Hispanic also increased by 57.69 percent. Meanwhile, those who identify as White still make up the vast majority at 95.54 percent, albeit with a slight decline of 1.18 percent from 2000. Individuals identifying as two or more races remained relatively stable, with a small decrease of 0.77 percent. The categories Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native held no representatives for this surname in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.68%	95.54%	-1.18%
Hispanic	1.04%	1.64%	57.69%
Two or More Races	1.3%	1.29%	-0.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.47%	0.84%	78.72%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%