How common is the surname Rashid?

6,504 people in the United States had the surname Rashid in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,470 Americans. It ranked 5,353rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rashid?

Karim Rashid, American industrial designer (born 1960), followed by Richard Rashid.

Where is the surname Rashid most common?

Wikidata records people named Rashid in Canada.

Is the surname Rashid getting more or less common?

More common. 4,309 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,504 in 2010, up 51%.

Is Rashid also a first name?

Yes. Rashid is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Rashid

A surname, carried by 6,504 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R230 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rashid is more common than 96.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,504 people named Rashid in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,470 Americans. That is up 51% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,309.

#5,353

rank among US surnames

6,504

people in 2010

2.2

per 100,000 Americans

+50.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,152)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,347	Hermosillo	6,508	47,441
#5,348	Mohler	6,506	47,456
#5,352	Strait	6,505	47,463
#5,353	Rashid	6,504	47,470
#5,355	Ruble	6,503	47,477

Who is named Rashid

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

50% of people named Rashid identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 26% as white (not Hispanic) and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 50%
White (not Hispanic) 26%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Two or more races 5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Rashids

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Karim Rashid
American industrial designer (born 1960)
Richard Rashid
American computer scientist, Microsoft vice president, born 1951

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rashid

Rashid has the Soundex code R230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R230.

Questions

How common is the surname Rashid?: 6,504 people in the United States had the surname Rashid in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,470 Americans. It ranked 5,353rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rashid?: In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Rashid identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 26% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rashid?: Karim Rashid, American industrial designer (born 1960), followed by Richard Rashid.
Where is the surname Rashid most common?: Wikidata records people named Rashid in Canada.
Is the surname Rashid getting more or less common?: More common. 4,309 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,504 in 2010, up 51%.
Is Rashid also a first name?: Yes. Rashid is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.