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    The surname Rasmussen

    A Danish patronymic surname, carried by 36,636 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex R252

    Rasmussen: #947 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Rasmussen #947, 36,636 people Rasmussen: #947 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Rasmussen #947, 36,636 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rasmussen is more common than 99.4% of them.

    Origin

    Danish origin

    From Danish and Norwegian Rasmussen.

    Rasmussen is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 50 Danish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 36,636 people named Rasmussen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,427 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 35,453.

    #947
    rank among US surnames
    36,636
    people in 2010
    12
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.3%
    change since 2000 (was #893)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #938Sheppard36,9608,354
    #939McCarty36,9448,357
    #940Avalos36,9228,362
    #941Booker36,8408,381
    #942Waller36,8058,389
    #943Parra36,7658,398
    #944Woodward36,7648,398

    Who is named Rasmussen

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

    95% of people named Rasmussen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Rasmussens

    7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lars Løkke Rasmussen
      25th Prime Minister of Denmark, born 1964
    • Pamela C. Rasmussen
      American ornithologist, born 1959
    • Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
      Badminton player, born 1989
    • Jonas Rasmussen
      Badminton player, born 1977
    • Erik Rasmussen
      American ice hockey player, born 1977
    • Bill Rasmussen
      American sports director (1932–2026)
    • Kyle Rasmussen
      American alpine skier, born 1968

    Notable Rasmussens come mostly from the United States (4) and the Kingdom of Denmark (3).

    Other Danish surnames

    All 50 Danish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Rasmussen come from?
    From Danish and Norwegian Rasmussen.
    How common is the surname Rasmussen?
    36,636 people in the United States had the surname Rasmussen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,427 Americans. It ranked 947th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rasmussen?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Rasmussen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Rasmussen?
    Lars Løkke Rasmussen, 25th Prime Minister of Denmark, followed by Pamela C. Rasmussen.
    Where is the surname Rasmussen most common?
    Wikidata records people named Rasmussen in the United States and the Kingdom of Denmark.
    What type of surname is Rasmussen?
    Rasmussen is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Rasmussen getting more or less common?
    More common. 35,453 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 36,636 in 2010, up 3.3%.