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

Rebecchi, 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 Rebecchi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rebecchi in America

Rebecchi is the 148347th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rebecchi surname appeared 111 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 Rebecchi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rebecchi 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 Rebecchi

The surname REBECCHI originated in Italy. It is derived from the Italian word "rebecco," which means a male goat or wild goat. The name likely originated as a nickname for someone who had a physical or personality characteristic resembling a goat.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to the 14th century in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. The name was particularly prevalent in the provinces of Bologna and Modena during this time period.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname was Giacomo Rebecchi, a notary public from Bologna who lived in the late 14th century. Records from the city archives mention him in several legal documents from the 1380s.

Another early example is Bartolomeo Rebecchi, a wealthy merchant from Modena who lived in the early 15th century. He is mentioned in several trade records and property deeds from the 1420s.

In the 16th century, the name appears in the works of the Italian historian and scholar, Girolamo Borsetti. He mentions a family of Rebecchi from the town of Nonantola in his book "Historia Almi Ferrariae Gymnasii," published in 1735.

One of the most notable individuals with the surname was Giovan Battista Rebecchi, an Italian painter and architect from Bologna who lived from 1617 to 1685. He was a member of the Accademia Clementina and is known for his frescoes in several churches in Bologna and the surrounding region.

Another individual of note was Giuseppe Rebecchi, a poet and scholar from Modena who lived from 1768 to 1832. He was a member of the Accademia di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti di Modena and published several works on Italian literature and language.

In more recent times, the name has been associated with the Italian fashion designer, Ermanno Rebecchi, who founded the clothing company "Ermanno" in the 1970s. He was born in Bologna in 1934 and passed away in 2018.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rebecchi

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

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

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