Reppert History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Reppert family

The surname Reppert was first found in Norfolk at either Repps with Bastwick, or North Reps (Northrepps) or South Repps. North and South Repps are parishes in the North Erpingham hundred, while Repps with Bastwick is in the West Flegg hundred. All date back to the Domesday Book of 1086 where they were collectively listed as Repes, and probably meant "the stripes of land," from the Old English word "reopul." 1 By 1191, the place name have evolved to be known as Repples.

As a rather rare surname, early records are scarce. The first record of the family was John Reppes who was listed in the Feet of Fines of Essex in 1408. Later, Robert Reppys was listed in Paston in 1451. 2

Early History of the Reppert family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Reppert research. Another 139 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1177, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1530, 1536, 1537, 1549, 1550, 1552 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Reppert History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Reppert Spelling Variations

The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Reppert has been spelled many different ways, including Repp, Repps, Reaps, Reeps, Rebbs, Reb, Rep and others.

Early Notables of the Reppert family

Distinguished members of the family include William Rugg (also Rugge, Repps, Reppes; died 1550) was an English Benedictine theologian, and bishop of Norwich from 1536 to 1549. Born in Northrepps...
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Reppert Ranking

In the United States, the name Reppert is the 15,691^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3

Reppert migration to the United States +

Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Repperts to arrive in North America:

Reppert Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Peter Reppert, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Reppert (post 1700) +

Howard Clinton Reppert Jr. (1918-1998), American businessman and politician, Member of the Iowa Senate (1965-1969) 5
Victor Reppert (b. 1953), American philosopher, best known for his development of the "argument from reason"
Steven M. Reppert (b. 1946), American neuroscientist, known for his contributions to the fields of chronobiology and neuroethology
Scott Reppert (b. 1960), American football player, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003
Elsa 'Jack' von Reppert -Bismarck (1903-1971), née Meyer, a German painter, known for her many works which appeared in New York and England in the 1920s

Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html