# Rasmussen (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/rasmussen/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Danish [in turn originating as a patronymic] of Danish and Norwegian origin.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Danish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 36,636 |
| US rank (2010) | 947 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,427 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.3% (35,453 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Danish and Norwegian Rasmussen.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rasmussen in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Rasmussen in the United States and the Kingdom of Denmark.

## People named Rasmussen

- Lars Løkke Rasmussen, 25th Prime Minister of Denmark
- Pamela C. Rasmussen, American ornithologist
- Anders Skaarup Rasmussen, badminton player
- Jonas Rasmussen, badminton player
- Erik Rasmussen, American ice hockey player
- Bill Rasmussen, American sports director (1932–2026)
- Kyle Rasmussen, American alpine skier

## Similar surnames

Rushing, Riggins, Recinos, Resnick, Reisinger, Risinger, Rusnak, Rosenzweig, Richins, Rising, Rosenstein, Rosinski.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.