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

Gariepy, 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 Gariepy surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gariepy in America

Gariepy is the 20285th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gariepy surname appeared 1,311 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 Gariepy.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gariepy 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 Gariepy

The surname Gariepy is of French origin, specifically from the province of Quebec in Canada. It is believed to have originated in the 17th century during the early French colonization of the region.

The name Gariepy is derived from the French words "gari" meaning "to protect" and "py" which is a variation of the word "pied" meaning "foot." This suggests that the name may have been initially given to someone whose occupation involved protecting feet or footwear, perhaps a shoemaker or a cobbler.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name Gariepy can be found in the census records of the Seigneurie de Beaupré in Quebec, dating back to the late 1600s. The name is also found in various parish records and land grant documents from the same time period.

In the 18th century, the name Gariepy appeared in the records of the Acadian expulsion, which saw many French settlers forcibly removed from the Maritime provinces of Canada and dispersed throughout the American colonies. This event likely contributed to the spread of the name across North America.

One notable individual with the surname Gariepy was Jean-Baptiste Gariepy (1786-1856), a French Canadian farmer and politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in the early 19th century.

Another historically significant figure was Charles-Édouard Gariépy (1822-1888), a Quebec lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Canadian House of Commons and was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1873.

In the 20th century, Joseph-Adrien Gariépy (1887-1961) was a prominent Quebec lawyer and judge who served as a puisne judge of the Superior Court of Quebec from 1944 to 1957.

Émile Gariépy (1914-1986) was a Canadian painter and sculptor known for his abstract and surrealist works, which are part of collections in various museums across Canada.

Lastly, Françoise Gariépy (1943-2020) was a Canadian author and literary critic who wrote extensively on Quebec literature and was a recipient of several prestigious literary awards in Canada.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gariepy

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

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 Gariepy 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 Gariepy 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 Gariepy was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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