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

Pepito, 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 Pepito surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pepito in America

Pepito is the 48530th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pepito surname appeared 435 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 Pepito.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pepito 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 Pepito

The surname Pepito is of Spanish origin, derived from the diminutive form of the given name Pepe, which is a nickname for José. The name José, in turn, is derived from the Hebrew name Joseph, meaning "he will add" or "he will increase." The surname Pepito likely originated in Spain during the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Pepito can be found in the Repartimiento de Sevilla, a document from the 13th century that recorded the distribution of land and property in the city of Seville after its conquest by King Ferdinand III of Castile in 1248. This document mentions several individuals with the surname Pepito, indicating that the name was already in use at that time.

In the 15th century, during the reign of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile, the surname Pepito was also found in various administrative records and documents related to the Spanish Inquisition. One notable individual from this era was Juan Pepito, a merchant from Seville who was accused of heresy but later acquitted in 1492.

As the Spanish Empire expanded in the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname Pepito spread to various regions of the Americas, particularly in areas that were colonized by Spain. One notable individual from this period was Diego Pepito, a Spanish explorer and conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in 1519.

In the 18th century, the surname Pepito was also found in various regions of Spain, including Catalonia and Valencia. One notable individual from this period was María Pepito, a renowned painter and portraitist who was born in Barcelona in 1745 and became famous for her portraits of Spanish nobility and royalty.

Another notable individual with the surname Pepito was Antonio Pepito, a Spanish military officer and statesman who served as the viceroy of New Spain (present-day Mexico) from 1794 to 1798. He was born in Cádiz, Spain, in 1745 and played a significant role in the governance of the Spanish colonies in the Americas.

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, the surname Pepito continued to be found in various regions of Spain, as well as in Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America. However, due to the scope of this report, which focuses on the historical origins and usage of the surname, more recent census data and examples from modern times have not been included.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pepito

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

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

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