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    The surname Rasch

    A surname, carried by 2,457 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex R200

    Rasch: #12,597 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Rasch #12,597, 2,457 people Rasch: #12,597 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Rasch #12,597, 2,457 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rasch is more common than 92.2% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,457 people named Rasch in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 125,660 Americans. That is up 8.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,265.

    #12,597
    rank among US surnames
    2,457
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.5%
    change since 2000 (was #12,549)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,593Roesler2,458125,608
    #12,597Rasch2,457125,660
    #12,602Lichtenstein2,456125,711

    Who is named Rasch

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

    92% of people named Rasch identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Raschs

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Raymond Rasch
      American musician (1917-1964)
    • Albertina Rasch
      Austrian-American dancer, 1891–1967

    Notable Raschs come mostly from the United States (1) and Cisleithania (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Rasch

    Rasch has the Soundex code R200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R200.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Rasch?
    2,457 people in the United States had the surname Rasch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,660 Americans. It ranked 12,597th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rasch?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Rasch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Rasch?
    Raymond Rasch, American musician (1917-1964), followed by Albertina Rasch.
    Where is the surname Rasch most common?
    Wikidata records people named Rasch in the United States and Cisleithania.
    Is the surname Rasch getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,265 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,457 in 2010, up 8.5%.