How common is the surname Restrepo?

7,441 people in the United States had the surname Restrepo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,492 Americans. It ranked 4,759th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Restrepo?

José Manuel Restrepo, 14th Vice President of Colombia (since 2026).

Where is the surname Restrepo most common?

Wikidata records people named Restrepo in Colombia.

Is the surname Restrepo getting more or less common?

More common. 5,692 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,441 in 2010, up 31%.

The surname Restrepo

A surname, carried by 7,441 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex R236

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Restrepo is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,441 people named Restrepo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,492 Americans. That is up 31% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,692.

#4,759

rank among US surnames

7,441

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+30.7%

change since 2000 (was #5,595)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,751	Posada	7,454	41,420
#4,752	Pointer	7,453	41,426
#4,753	Brannan	7,452	41,431
#4,754	Shirk	7,448	41,453
#4,755	Pizarro	7,446	41,465
#4,756	Vanegas	7,444	41,476
#4,758	Warfield	7,443	41,481

Who is named Restrepo

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

93% of people named Restrepo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.7% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
White (not Hispanic) 6.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
Two or more races 0.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Restrepos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

José Manuel Restrepo
14th Vice President of Colombia (since 2026)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Restrepo

Restrepo has the Soundex code R236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R236.

Questions

How common is the surname Restrepo?: 7,441 people in the United States had the surname Restrepo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,492 Americans. It ranked 4,759th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Restrepo?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Restrepo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.7% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Restrepo?: José Manuel Restrepo, 14th Vice President of Colombia (since 2026).
Where is the surname Restrepo most common?: Wikidata records people named Restrepo in Colombia.
Is the surname Restrepo getting more or less common?: More common. 5,692 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,441 in 2010, up 31%.