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    The surname Rada

    A surname, carried by 2,520 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R300

    Rada: #12,339 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Rada #12,339, 2,520 people Rada: #12,339 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Rada #12,339, 2,520 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rada is more common than 92.4% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,520 people named Rada in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 122,518 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,115.

    #12,339
    rank among US surnames
    2,520
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +19.1%
    change since 2000 (was #13,233)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,333Crochet2,521122,469
    #12,339Birge2,520122,518
    #12,348Timmins2,519122,567

    Who is named Rada

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    58% of people named Rada identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 10% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 58%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 29%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 10%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Radas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Edi Rada
      Austrian figure skater (1922–1997)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Rada

    Rada has the Soundex code R300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R300.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Rada?
    2,520 people in the United States had the surname Rada in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 122,518 Americans. It ranked 12,339th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rada?
    In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Rada identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Rada?
    Edi Rada, Austrian figure skater (1922–1997).
    Where is the surname Rada most common?
    Wikidata records people named Rada in Austria.
    Is the surname Rada getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,115 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,520 in 2010, up 19%.