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

Preap, 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 Preap surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Preap in America

Preap is the 81458th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Preap surname appeared 232 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 Preap.

We can also compare 2010 data for Preap 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 Preap

The surname PREAP has its origins in the Anglo-Saxon regions of England during the 7th and 8th centuries. It is believed to derive from the Old English word "preap," which meant "a bundle" or "a sheaf of grain." Over time, this would have likely been used as a descriptive name for someone who worked with grain or bundled sheaves.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where a landowner named Richard Preap is listed as holding properties in Lincolnshire. Variations in spelling at the time included Preape, Preapp, and Preappe.

In the 13th century, records show a William Preap who was a tax collector in the village of Weston, Somerset. His son, John Preap (1254-1312), became a prominent merchant trader dealing in wool and grain throughout the south of England.

During the Wars of the Roses in the 15th century, a Sir Thomas Preap (1428-1495) fought for the House of Lancaster and was knighted for his bravery in the Battle of Towton in 1461. The family estate of Preap Manor can still be found near the village of Wellow in Somerset.

Notable bearers of the name in later centuries include the writer and philosopher Robert Preap (1592-1658), whose works on moral philosophy were influential during the English Renaissance, and the explorer Captain James Preap (1734-1792), who led expeditions to the South Pacific and mapped several uncharted islands.

Other individuals of note include the artist Emma Preap (1845-1923), whose landscape paintings depicting the English countryside gained widespread acclaim during the Victorian era, and the suffragette activist Mary Preap (1873-1957), who campaigned tirelessly for women's right to vote in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Preap

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

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

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