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The surname Rathburn

A surname, carried by 2,256 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R316

Rathburn: #13,477 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Rathburn #13,477, 2,256 people Rathburn: #13,477 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Rathburn #13,477, 2,256 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rathburn is more common than 91.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,256 people named Rathburn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 136,855 Americans. That is down 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,297.

#13,477
rank among US surnames
2,256
people in 2010
0.8
per 100,000 Americans
-1.8%
change since 2000 (was #12,399)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#13,470Vandegrift2,260136,613
#13,472Nease2,259136,674
#13,474Siewert2,258136,734
#13,477Corner2,256136,855
#13,480Lunceford2,255136,916
#13,483Bartelt2,254136,977
#13,486Freda2,253137,038

Who is named Rathburn

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

94% of people named Rathburn identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as two or more races.

  • White (not Hispanic) 94%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
  • Two or more races 2.2%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Rathburn?
2,256 people in the United States had the surname Rathburn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 136,855 Americans. It ranked 13,477th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rathburn?
In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Rathburn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Rathburn getting more or less common?
Less common. 2,297 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,256 in 2010, down 1.8%.