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

Rupprecht, 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 Rupprecht surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rupprecht in America

Rupprecht is the 18660th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rupprecht surname appeared 1,474 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 Rupprecht.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rupprecht 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 Rupprecht

The surname Rupprecht originates from Germany and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Germanic words "ruop" meaning "fame" and "reht" meaning "right" or "law". Thus, the name likely referred to someone who was renowned for their adherence to the law or their honorable reputation.

In the early 13th century, the name appeared in various medieval records across southern Germany, particularly in the regions of Bavaria and Swabia. Some of the earliest documented instances include Ruprecht von Worms, a knight mentioned in the Codex Traditionum of the Worms monastery in 1223, and Ruprecht der Jüngere, a burgrave (noble lord) of Nuremberg who lived from 1347 to 1409.

The Rupprecht name has also been associated with several notable historical figures. One of the most prominent was Rupert (also known as Ruprecht) of the Palatinate, a Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, who was born in 1352 and ruled from 1398 to 1410. Another was Ruprecht von Freising, a Bavarian chronicler and historian who lived from around 1285 to 1360 and authored the famous "Chronicon Bavaricum" (Bavarian Chronicle).

In the 15th century, the Rupprecht name appeared in several important manuscripts, such as the "Codex Palatinus Germanicus" (Palatine German Codex) from 1437, which contained various medieval German texts and poems. The name was also found in legal documents and court records from the time, indicating its continued use among the nobility and upper classes.

One notable bearer of the Rupprecht surname was Johann Rupprecht, a German philosopher and humanist who lived from 1488 to 1548 and was a professor at the University of Heidelberg. Another was Ruprecht Fröreisen, a 16th-century German jurist and legal scholar born in 1535.

As the centuries passed, the Rupprecht name spread throughout German-speaking regions and eventually found its way into other parts of Europe and beyond. While less common today, it remains a testament to the rich cultural and historical legacy of its Germanic roots.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rupprecht

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

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

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