How common is the surname Raff?

1,538 people in the United States had the surname Raff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 200,745 Americans. It ranked 18,106th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Raff?

Rudolf Raff, American biologist (1941-2019).

Where is the surname Raff most common?

Wikidata records people named Raff in the United States.

Is the surname Raff getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,606 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,538 in 2010, down 4.2%.

The surname Raff

A surname, carried by 1,538 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Raff is more common than 88.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,538 people named Raff in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 200,745 Americans. That is down 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,606.

#18,106

rank among US surnames

1,538

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-4.2%

change since 2000 (was #16,480)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,098	Quayle	1,539	200,614
#18,106	Chumbley	1,538	200,745

Who is named Raff

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

91% of people named Raff identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as two or more races and 2.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Two or more races 2.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Raffs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rudolf Raff
American biologist (1941-2019)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Raff

Raff has the Soundex code R100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R100.

Questions

How common is the surname Raff?: 1,538 people in the United States had the surname Raff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 200,745 Americans. It ranked 18,106th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Raff?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Raff identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Raff?: Rudolf Raff, American biologist (1941-2019).
Where is the surname Raff most common?: Wikidata records people named Raff in the United States.
Is the surname Raff getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,606 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,538 in 2010, down 4.2%.