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

Pepa, 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 Pepa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pepa in America

Pepa is the 94730th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pepa surname appeared 193 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 Pepa.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pepa 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 Pepa

The surname PEPA is believed to have originated in the Czech Republic during the Middle Ages. It is thought to have derived from a diminutive form of the Czech male given name 'Petr', which is the equivalent of the English name 'Peter'. The name PEPA likely started as a nickname or abbreviation for individuals named Petr.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname PEPA can be found in a 14th-century church register from the town of Kutná Hora, which was a prominent mining center in medieval Bohemia. The entry mentions a certain "Jan PEPA" who worked as a silversmith in the town.

In the 16th century, the surname PEPA appeared in several tax records and land ownership documents from various regions of the Czech lands, suggesting that the name had become more widely dispersed by that time. One notable example is a 1542 deed from the village of Libunice, which refers to a "Vaclav PEPA" as the owner of a parcel of farmland.

During the 17th century, the PEPA surname can be found in several military records from the Thirty Years' War, a prolonged conflict that ravaged much of Central Europe. One such record mentions a "Jiri PEPA" who served as a musketeer in the Imperial Army under the command of Albrecht von Wallenstein.

In the 18th century, the PEPA surname emerged in several literary works and scholarly publications. One notable figure was Jan Antonin PEPA (1715-1787), a Czech priest and historian who authored a comprehensive chronicle of the town of Litomerice.

Another prominent individual with the PEPA surname was Josef Vaclav PEPA (1795-1868), a Czech painter and art teacher who is best known for his landscapes and religious paintings. Some of his works can still be found in churches and galleries across the Czech Republic.

While the PEPA surname has its roots in the Czech lands, it has since spread to other parts of the world through emigration and migration patterns. However, it remains most prevalent in the Czech Republic and among individuals of Czech descent.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pepa

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

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

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