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    The surname Rayas

    A Spanish surname, carried by 1,885 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex R200

    Rayas: #15,527 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Rayas #15,527, 1,885 people Rayas: #15,527 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Rayas #15,527, 1,885 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rayas is more common than 90.4% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Rayas. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,885 people named Rayas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 163,791 Americans. That is up 57% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,203.

    #15,527
    rank among US surnames
    1,885
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +56.7%
    change since 2000 (was #20,497)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,520Ewen1,886163,704
    #15,527Rayas1,885163,791
    #15,533Kadlec1,884163,878

    Who is named Rayas

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

    95% of people named Rayas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.2% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 95%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Rayas

    Rayas has the Soundex code R200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R200.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Rayas come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Rayas. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.
    How common is the surname Rayas?
    1,885 people in the United States had the surname Rayas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 163,791 Americans. It ranked 15,527th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rayas?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Rayas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.2% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Rayas getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,203 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,885 in 2010, up 57%.