The Reep surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,858 people carried this name — #8,529 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 76,300 people counted. That is up 17% from 3,288 in 2000.

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In print

Reep in American newspapers,
1921.

Newspaper page from The Abbeville Press And Banner carrying the name Reep
The Abbeville Press And Banner 1921-12-21
Newspaper page from Hickory Daily Record carrying the name Reep
Hickory Daily Record 1921-07-14
Newspaper page from Hickory Daily Record carrying the name Reep
Hickory Daily Record 1921-06-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,561 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Reep in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1940s.

76 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Reep. The most, 12, date from the 1900s.

Articles, by state

Victoria 21
New South Wales 19
Queensland 14
South Australia 13
Western Australia 6
Tasmania 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Reep.

In the public record

People named Reep,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States141 records

141 records of the Reep name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 82
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 21
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 11
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 10
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 9
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 8
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John H. Reep

    Born 1923 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1942 at Wilkes Barre, from Tioga County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1987, buried at Bath National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Magdalena Reep

    Arrived at New York in 1907 aboard the Rhein from Bremen, aged 20; house maid. From Szilberek, Hungary.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Victor Atwood Reep

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1934, died 1996; buried at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Kansas.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 141 records for Reep in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands260 records

260 records of the Reep name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 119
  • Dutch population registers 115
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 26
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Antonius Augustinus Reep

    Married in 1914 in Amsterdam; cabinetmaker. Died 1966 in Rijswijk, aged 77.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Elisabeth Reep

    Married in 1920 in Soest. Died 1971 in Amersfoort, aged 81.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Eveline Reep

    Died 1957 in Hengelo, aged 48.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 260 records for Reep in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Reep name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record J. M. Reep

    Arrived in Victoria in 1922 aboard the Osterley, aged 48.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Reep in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany2 records

2 records of the Reep name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Heinrich Reep

    From Lorenzen, Zabern. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 1 February 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 30).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Paul Reep

    From Rappoltsweiler. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 1 February 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 82).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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