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

Ruppel, 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 Ruppel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ruppel in America

Ruppel is the 14523rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ruppel surname appeared 2,053 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 Ruppel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ruppel 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 Ruppel

The surname RUPPEL has its origins in Germany, where it first emerged in the 13th century. It is believed to be derived from the German word "Ruprecht," which is a variant of the name Rupert. This name has its roots in the Germanic "hruod" meaning "fame" and "beraht" meaning "bright." The surname was likely originally a patronymic, indicating descent from someone named Ruprecht or Rupert.

In the early days, the name was also spelled in various ways, such as Ruppel, Ruppell, Ruppele, and Ruppeln. These variations were common due to the lack of standardized spelling conventions at the time. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of medieval documents from Saxony, where a certain "Ruppertus" is mentioned in the 13th century.

The name RUPPEL has been associated with several notable figures throughout history. One of the earliest was Johann Ruppel, a German theologian and author who lived in the 16th century (c. 1500-1570). In the 17th century, there was Johann Ruppel (1619-1684), a German composer and organist from Saxony.

Another prominent bearer of the name was Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell (1794-1884), a German naturalist and explorer who made significant contributions to the study of the fauna and flora of the Red Sea region. His work, "Reise in Nubien, Kordofan und dem Petraeischen Arabien," published in 1829, was a valuable account of his travels and scientific observations.

In the 19th century, there was also Eduard Ruppel (1837-1915), a German architect who designed several notable buildings in Berlin, including the Reichsbank and the Märkisches Museum.

More recently, Otto Ruppel (1908-1998) was a German-American physicist and engineer who played a crucial role in the development of radar technology during World War II. He later worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and made significant contributions to the field of microwave electronics.

The surname RUPPEL has undergone various evolutions and spellings over the centuries, but its roots can be traced back to the German regions of its origin, where it was first borne by individuals with the given name Ruprecht or Rupert. While the name may have spread to other parts of the world, its history and etymology remain firmly rooted in its Germanic origins.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ruppel

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

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

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