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

Gaulrapp, 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 Gaulrapp surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gaulrapp in America

Gaulrapp is the 72332nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gaulrapp surname appeared 269 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 Gaulrapp.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gaulrapp 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 Gaulrapp

The surname GAULRAPP has its origins in Germany, likely emerging in the late 15th or early 16th century. It is believed to be derived from the German words "Gaul" meaning a horse or a stallion, and "Rapp" which can refer to a raven or a black horse. This suggests that the name may have originally been an occupational surname for someone who worked with horses, such as a stable hand or a horse trader.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name GAULRAPP can be found in a document from the city of Nuremberg, dated 1523, which mentions a certain Hans Gaulrapp, a merchant dealing in horses and other livestock. Another early reference is from the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, where a family by the name of Gaulrapp is listed in the town's records from the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the GAULRAPP name appears to have spread to other parts of Germany, with records showing individuals with this surname in cities like Frankfurt and Hamburg. One notable figure from this period is Johann Christoph Gaulrapp (1639-1713), a Lutheran theologian and author from Saxony who published several works on religious philosophy.

As the name GAULRAPP continued to spread across Germany in the 18th and 19th centuries, it also began to appear in various spellings, such as Gaulrapp, Gaulrap, and Gaulrappe. One of the most prominent individuals with this surname was Karl Friedrich Gaulrapp (1778-1857), a German architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in the city of Berlin.

Another noteworthy figure was Friedrich Gaulrapp (1892-1962), a German politician and member of the Nazi party who served as the Gauleiter (regional leader) of the Gau Westfalen-Nord during the Third Reich. It is worth mentioning, however, that the surname GAULRAPP was also borne by individuals who opposed the Nazi regime, such as the German resistance fighter Hans Gaulrapp (1901-1944), who was executed by the Nazis for his involvement in the July 20th plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.

While the name GAULRAPP remains relatively rare, it has maintained a presence in Germany over the centuries and can be traced back to its likely origins as an occupational surname related to the equine trade.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gaulrapp

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

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

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