Rapp Family History
Rapp Name Meaning
Swedish: soldier's name from rapp ‘quick prompt’. German and Swiss German: from Middle High German rapp rabe ‘raven’ hence a nickname for someone with black hair or some other supposed resemblance to the bird. In some cases the surname may have been a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a raven. English (London; also Yorkshire): unexplained.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022