Find out how popular the last name Derepentigny is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Derepentigny.

Derepentigny, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Derepentigny surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Derepentigny in America

Derepentigny is the 128249th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Derepentigny surname appeared 133 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Derepentigny.

We can also compare 2010 data for Derepentigny to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Derepentigny

The surname DEREPENTIGNY originated in France, with records dating back to the 12th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old French words "de" (meaning "from") and "Repentigny," a place name referring to a small town or village in the Île-de-France region. The name likely indicates that the earliest bearers of this surname hailed from this particular location.

One of the earliest recorded examples of the DEREPENTIGNY name can be found in the Cartulaire de Notre-Dame de Paris, a medieval manuscript compiled in the late 12th century, which mentions a certain "Robertus de Repentigny" as a landowner in the Île-de-France region. This suggests that the DEREPENTIGNY family had already established themselves as minor nobility or landowners by this time.

In the 13th century, a knight named Hugues DEREPENTIGNY is mentioned in several chronicles as having participated in the Seventh Crusade led by King Louis IX of France. His name appears in the roll of knights who accompanied the king to the Holy Land in 1248-1254.

During the 14th century, the DEREPENTIGNY name spread beyond the Île-de-France region, with records indicating bearers of the name in various parts of northern France. A notable figure from this period was Jean DEREPENTIGNY (c. 1320-1385), a wealthy merchant and landowner from Rouen.

In the 15th century, the DEREPENTIGNY family produced several notable figures, including Jacques DEREPENTIGNY (c. 1410-1482), a prominent lawyer and judge who served as the Lieutenant General of the Bailiwick of Rouen. Another member of the family, Guillaume DEREPENTIGNY (c. 1450-1525), was a renowned architect and master builder who worked on several significant religious and secular structures in Normandy.

The 16th century saw the DEREPENTIGNY name spread further across France and into other parts of Europe. One notable bearer of the name during this period was François DEREPENTIGNY (c. 1530-1601), a French explorer and cartographer who accompanied Jacques Cartier on his voyages to the New World and helped map the St. Lawrence River and the eastern coast of Canada.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Derepentigny

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Derepentigny.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Derepentigny was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Derepentigny has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Derepentigny was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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