Explore the Family Name Respass

The meaning of Respass

Origin undetermined. This surname is also found among African Americans. Compare Respess and Respress.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Respass showed a modest change between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 53,191st most common name in the United States, with 365 individuals carrying the surname. By 2010, the rank had improved slightly to 51,610th, with an increase of nearly 3 percent. In the same period, the count of people with the Respass surname grew by over 10 percent to 403 individuals. Despite this growth, the proportion per 100,000 people remained unchanged at 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,191	#51,610	2.97%
Count	365	403	10.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Respass

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Respass also saw some shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, a majority of individuals with the Respass surname identified as White (51.51 percent) or Black (44.66 percent). By 2010, there was a slight decrease in both these groups, with 49.13 percent identifying as White and 42.68 percent as Black. During the same decade, people identifying as Hispanic increased from 1.92 percent to 2.48 percent. The category of Two or more races also saw a significant jump, increasing from 1.64 percent in 2000 to 4.71 percent in 2010. No individuals with the Respass surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	51.51%	49.13%	-4.62%
Black	44.66%	42.68%	-4.43%
Two or More Races	1.64%	4.71%	187.2%
Hispanic	1.92%	2.48%	29.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%