The Rapp surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 14,107 people carried this name — #2,562 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 20,900 people counted. That is up 1% from 13,951 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Rapp surname
From the German surname, from Middle High German rapp, rabe (“raven”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Rapp» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,006 people named Rapp.
47 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 54 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 461 people named Rapp live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
419 people named Rapp live in Switzerland.
They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
153 people named Rapp have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 201 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
1,545 people named Rapp are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Rapp in American newspapers,
1906–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 70,713 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Rapp,
with a public archive behind them.
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George Rapp 1757–1847 · theologian -
George Rapp 1757–1847 · theologian
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Stanisław Rapp d. 1631 · merchant
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Heinrich Rapp d. 1900 · bank manager
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Susannah Rapp d. 1896
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Hieremias Rapp 1544–1610
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rapp.
- Rapetti 109 · U.S. census
- Raphael 4,366 · U.S. census
- Raphel 191 · U.S. census
- Rapin 270 · U.S. census
- Rapoport 1,286 · U.S. census
- Raposo 2,829 · U.S. census
- Rappe 852 · U.S. census
- Rappold 997 · U.S. census
- Raquet 358 · U.S. census
- Ras 654 · U.S. census
- Rascol 154 · U.S. census
- Rase 393 · U.S. census
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