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

Rapaport, 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 Rapaport surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rapaport in America

Rapaport is the 27081st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rapaport surname appeared 894 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 Rapaport.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rapaport 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 Rapaport

The surname RAPAPORT is of Jewish origin, derived from the Hebrew word "רפפורט" (Rapaport or Rappaport), which means "from the town of Rapperswil" in Switzerland. The name can be traced back to the 16th century, when Jews from Germany and Eastern Europe began migrating to Switzerland and other parts of Western Europe.

The earliest recorded instance of the name RAPAPORT can be found in the records of the Jewish community in Frankfurt, Germany, dating back to the late 16th century. One of the earliest known individuals with this surname was Rabbi Moshe ben Yitzchak Rapaport, who lived in Frankfurt in the early 17th century and was a renowned Talmudic scholar.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the RAPAPORT name spread throughout Europe, with many families settling in Poland, Lithuania, and Russia. During this time, variations of the spelling emerged, such as Rappoport, Raporport, and Rappaport. One notable individual from this period was Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Rapaport (1670-1741), a prominent Talmudic scholar and author from Poland.

As the Jewish diaspora continued, the RAPAPORT surname made its way to other parts of the world, including the United States and Israel. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, numerous RAPAPORT families immigrated to the United States, seeking better opportunities and fleeing persecution in Eastern Europe. One famous American with this surname was Samuel Rappaport (1912-2005), a prominent architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Philadelphia.

Another notable individual with the RAPAPORT surname was Anatoli Rapaport (1911-2007), a Russian-born American mathematician and systems theorist who made significant contributions to the fields of cybernetics and game theory. He was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and later emigrated to the United States, where he had a distinguished academic career.

In the 20th century, the RAPAPORT name also became associated with the diamond industry, particularly in Antwerp, Belgium, which is a major hub for diamond trading and cutting. One of the most well-known figures in this industry was Martin Rapaport (born 1952), a diamond merchant and publisher who created the Rapaport Diamond Report, which became an important pricing benchmark for the global diamond market.

While the surname RAPAPORT has its roots in Europe, it has now spread across the globe, with individuals bearing this name making significant contributions in various fields, including religion, academia, architecture, and business.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rapaport

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

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

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