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

Repass, 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 Repass surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Repass in America

Repass is the 18326th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Repass surname appeared 1,512 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Repass.

We can also compare 2010 data for Repass 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 Repass

The surname Repass has its origins in the Germanic languages, derived from the Old High German words "raste" meaning "rest" and "passā" meaning "passage" or "road." It is believed to have emerged in the 9th or 10th century, referring to a place where travelers could rest along a road or passage.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Repass can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of medieval documents from Saxony, dating back to the 11th century. It features a reference to a landowner named "Repassius" in the region of modern-day Germany.

During the Middle Ages, variations of the name appeared in various records across Europe, such as "Reppasse" in the Domesday Book of 1086, a survey of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. This suggests that individuals bearing the name had migrated or were present in different parts of Europe.

Notable historical figures with the surname Repass include Johann Repass, a 16th-century German cartographer known for his detailed maps of the Holy Roman Empire (1525-1591). Another prominent individual was Marie Repass, a French painter and engraver active in the late 17th century (1658-1738), known for her exquisite portraits of the French nobility.

In the 18th century, the name appears in records from the American colonies, indicating the migration of individuals bearing the surname from Europe to the New World. One such figure was John Repass (1721-1804), a German-American farmer and landowner who settled in Virginia and played a role in the American Revolutionary War.

The 19th century saw the emergence of several notable individuals with the Repass surname, including the American writer and poet Caroline Repass (1829-1891), whose works explored themes of nature and spirituality. Another figure was Arthur Repass (1868-1933), a renowned architect from Pennsylvania who designed numerous public buildings and residences in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

While the name Repass has its roots in Germanic languages, it has since spread across various regions and cultures, with variations in spelling and pronunciation reflecting the linguistic and geographical diversity of those who bear this surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Repass

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

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

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