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

Repasy, 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 Repasy surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Repasy in America

Repasy is the 106096th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Repasy surname appeared 168 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 Repasy.

We can also compare 2010 data for Repasy 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 Repasy

The surname Repasy is believed to have originated in Eastern Europe, specifically in the region of modern-day Hungary. Its roots can be traced back to the 16th or 17th century, when it was likely derived from a personal name or a place name.

One possible origin of the name Repasy is from the Hungarian word "repás," which means "cracked" or "chapped." This could suggest that the name was initially given as a descriptive surname to someone with a distinctive physical characteristic or occupation.

Another theory suggests that Repasy is a variant of the German surname "Repsch" or "Reppisch," which may have been adopted by Hungarian families of German descent. In this case, the name could be related to the German word "Rippe," meaning "rib" or "ridge."

The earliest recorded instances of the Repasy surname can be found in Hungarian parish records and census documents from the late 17th and early 18th centuries. One notable example is János Repasy, a Hungarian landowner and nobleman who lived in the late 17th century and whose name appears in land registry records from that time.

In the 19th century, the Repasy surname gained prominence in Hungary and neighboring regions. One individual of note was József Repasy, a Hungarian politician and writer who lived from 1824 to 1891 and served as a member of the Hungarian parliament.

Another significant figure with the Repasy surname was Miklós Repasy, a Hungarian military officer who fought in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848-1849 against the Austrian Empire. He was born in 1821 and later became a respected military strategist and tactician.

As the Repasy family migrated to other parts of Europe and beyond, the name took on various spellings and variations. For instance, in the early 20th century, there was a notable Czech architect named Otakar Repasi, who designed several notable buildings in Prague.

In the United States, one of the earliest recorded instances of the Repasy surname can be found in the records of Hungarian immigrants who arrived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. One such individual was István Repasy, a Hungarian-American engineer who lived from 1871 to 1945 and made significant contributions to the development of early automotive technologies.

While the exact origins of the Repasy surname remain somewhat uncertain, its presence in historical records and its association with notable figures throughout the centuries suggest a rich and diverse heritage rooted in Eastern European culture and traditions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Repasy

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

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

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