How common is the surname Rapp?

14,107 people in the United States had the surname Rapp in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,886 Americans. It ranked 2,562nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Rapp?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Rapp identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Rapp?

Anthony Rapp, American actor and singer, followed by Reneé Rapp.

Where is the surname Rapp most common?

Wikidata records people named Rapp in the United States and Hungary.

Is the surname Rapp getting more or less common?

More common. 13,951 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,107 in 2010, up 1.1%.

The surname Rapp

A German surname, carried by 14,107 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rapp is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

German origin

From the German surname, from Middle High German rapp, rabe (“raven”). See modern German Rabe.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,107 people named Rapp in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,886 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,951.

#2,562

rank among US surnames

14,107

people in 2010

4.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,381)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,553	Kaminski	14,152	21,816
#2,554	Vanhorn	14,151	21,818
#2,555	Lockett	14,140	21,835
#2,556	Elam	14,138	21,838
#2,557	Maier	14,135	21,843
#2,558	Gruber	14,131	21,849
#2,559	Angeles	14,128	21,853

Who is named Rapp

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Rapp identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rapps

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anthony Rapp
American actor and singer, born 1971
Reneé Rapp
American actress and singer, born 2000
Herman Rapp
American soccer player, born 1907
Susan Rapp
American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, Masters world record holder, born 1965
Imre Rapp
Association football player (1937-2015)
Tom Rapp
American musician, 1947–2018
Taylor Rapp
American football player (born 1997)

Notable Rapps come mostly from the United States (6) and Hungary (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rapp

Rapp has the Soundex code R100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R100.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Rapp come from?: From the German surname, from Middle High German rapp, rabe (“raven”). See modern German Rabe.
How common is the surname Rapp?: 14,107 people in the United States had the surname Rapp in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,886 Americans. It ranked 2,562nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rapp?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Rapp identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Rapp?: Anthony Rapp, American actor and singer, followed by Reneé Rapp.
Where is the surname Rapp most common?: Wikidata records people named Rapp in the United States and Hungary.
Is the surname Rapp getting more or less common?: More common. 13,951 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,107 in 2010, up 1.1%.