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

Romprey, 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 Romprey surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Romprey in America

Romprey is the 123796th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Romprey surname appeared 139 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 Romprey.

We can also compare 2010 data for Romprey 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 Romprey

The surname ROMPREY is believed to have originated in the Netherlands during the Middle Ages, likely derived from a combination of the Old Dutch words "rompre" (meaning to break or shatter) and "ey" (meaning island or land surrounded by water). This suggests the name may have initially referred to someone who lived on or near a piece of land that had been broken off from a larger landmass, perhaps due to flooding or erosion.

Records show the name first appeared in various forms, such as "Romprey," "Rompreye," and "Romprei," in the regions of Friesland and Groningen during the 13th and 14th centuries. One of the earliest documented references to the name is found in a Frisian manuscript from 1287, which mentions a landowner named Jancko Romprey.

In the late 15th century, the Romprey name began to appear in records from the nearby region of Drenthe, suggesting the family had spread to other parts of the Netherlands. A notable figure from this time was Hendrick Romprey (c. 1460-1522), a respected merchant and ship owner from the city of Emden.

As the centuries passed, the Romprey name continued to be found throughout the Low Countries, with various branches emerging in different areas. In the 17th century, a prominent member of the family was Jan Romprey (1602-1678), a influential banker and financier from Amsterdam.

Other notable individuals with the Romprey surname include:

1. Pieter Romprey (1775-1842), a Dutch military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars.
2. Adriana Romprey (1820-1901), a renowned painter and portraitist from The Hague.
3. Willemina Romprey (1858-1935), a pioneer in the field of nursing and founder of the Rotterdam School of Nursing.
4. Gerrit Romprey (1892-1967), a celebrated architect whose works can be found throughout the Netherlands.
5. Johannes Romprey (1923-2001), a respected linguist and scholar of Old Frisian languages.

While the Romprey name is still found in the Netherlands today, it has also spread to other parts of the world through migration, with descendants now residing in countries such as the United States, Canada, and Australia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Romprey

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

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

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