Last Name REPOSA

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Not available
Origin Portuguese

Rank 46,240 (2000 US census) 42,364 (1990 US census)
Count 434 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 91.71%, or 398 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.38%, or 6 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.07%, or 9 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 4.15%, or 18 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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English surnames

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Shortest last names

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