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

Rexin, 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 Rexin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rexin in America

Rexin is the 117480th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rexin surname appeared 148 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 Rexin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rexin 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 Rexin

The surname Rexin is believed to have originated in Germany during the medieval period. It is thought to be a locative name, derived from a place name or geographical feature. One theory suggests that it may be derived from the Old German word "reche," meaning a ridge or elevated land.

Another possibility is that the name Rexin is a variant spelling of the German surname Rexingen, which is a place name referring to a town or village in the region of Baden-Württemberg. This town's name is believed to have originated from the Old German word "recho," meaning a person of noble descent.

There are no known historical references or appearances of the surname Rexin in notable ancient manuscripts or records, such as the Domesday Book. However, some of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in German church records dating back to the 16th century.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Rexin was Hans Rexin, who was born in 1532 in the town of Freiburg im Breisgau, located in the present-day state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Another early bearer of the name was Johann Rexin, born in 1567 in the town of Kaiserslautern, in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany.

In the 17th century, a notable figure with the surname Rexin was Friedrich Rexin, a German merchant and trader who lived from 1612 to 1692. He was known for his successful business ventures in the Hanseatic League, a powerful commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe.

During the 18th century, a German artist named Johann Christoph Rexin (1720-1795) gained recognition for his intricate etchings and engravings, many of which depicted scenes from the Baroque period.

In the 19th century, a German philosopher and educator named Wilhelm Rexin (1802-1878) made significant contributions to the field of educational theory and advocated for reforms in the German education system.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rexin

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

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

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