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

Registe, 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 Registe surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Registe in America

Registe is the 86005th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Registe surname appeared 217 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 Registe.

We can also compare 2010 data for Registe 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 Registe

The surname REGISTE is believed to have originated in France during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old French word "registe," which means "register" or "record." This suggests that the name may have been associated with someone who kept official records or was a clerk.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name REGISTE can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of landowners and property in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The name appears as "Regest" in the entry for a village in Normandy, indicating that the family may have been of Norman descent.

During the Middle Ages, the REGISTE name was particularly prevalent in the regions of Normandy and Brittany in northwestern France. It is likely that the surname was initially adopted by a family whose patriarch or notable ancestor held the occupation of a registrar or record-keeper.

In the 13th century, there are mentions of a Jacques REGISTE, a scribe and clerk in the court of King Louis IX of France. Another notable figure from this time was Pierre REGISTE, a monk and chronicler who documented the history of his monastery in the late 1200s.

As the years passed, the REGISTE surname spread to other parts of Europe due to migration and trade. In the 16th century, a merchant named Jean REGISTE settled in the Netherlands, establishing a successful trading business in Amsterdam.

During the 17th century, the name appeared in England with the birth of William REGISTE in 1625. He later became a prominent member of the British East India Company and is recorded as having traveled extensively throughout Asia.

Another notable figure was Marie REGISTE, a French noblewoman born in 1670, who was known for her patronage of the arts and her influential salon in Paris, which attracted many writers and intellectuals of the time.

In the 19th century, a French artist named Pierre-Auguste REGISTE (1802-1876) gained recognition for his paintings depicting scenes from rural life in Normandy and Brittany, capturing the essence of the regions where the surname had its roots.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Registe

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

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

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