How common is the surname Rask?

1,190 people in the United States had the surname Rask in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,450 Americans. It ranked 21,842nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Rask?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Rask identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Rask getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,191 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,190 in 2010, down 0.1%.

The surname Rask

A surname, carried by 1,190 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rask is more common than 86.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,190 people named Rask in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 259,450 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,191.

#21,842

rank among US surnames

1,190

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.1%

change since 2000 (was #20,654)

Who is named Rask

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

95% of people named Rask identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Two or more races 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rask

Rask 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 Rask?: 1,190 people in the United States had the surname Rask in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,450 Americans. It ranked 21,842nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rask?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Rask identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Rask getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,191 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,190 in 2010, down 0.1%.