Rapkin Family History
Rapkin Name Meaning
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Rabkin . English (London): from the Middle English personal name Robbekin Robkin formed from Robbe (see Robb ) + the diminutive suffix -kin. The devoicing of -b- to -p- before -k- and the unrounding of -o- to -a- are both evidenced from the 16th century.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022