How common is the surname Rea?

14,819 people in the United States had the surname Rea in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,834 Americans. It ranked 2,443rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Rea?

In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Rea identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Rea?

Peggy Rea, American actress (1921–2011), followed by Marvel Rea.

Where is the surname Rea most common?

Wikidata records people named Rea in the United States.

Is the surname Rea getting more or less common?

More common. 13,708 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,819 in 2010, up 8.1%.

Is Rea also a first name?

Yes. Rea is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Rea

A surname, carried by 14,819 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ɹeɪ/ 1 syllable Soundex R000 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rea is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,819 people named Rea in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,834 Americans. That is up 8.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,708.

#2,443

rank among US surnames

14,819

people in 2010

5.0

per 100,000 Americans

+8.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,423)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,434	Farrar	14,892	20,732
#2,435	Power	14,890	20,735
#2,436	Dent	14,873	20,759
#2,438	Douglass	14,862	20,774
#2,439	Lundy	14,850	20,791
#2,440	Fay	14,849	20,792
#2,441	Beebe	14,847	20,795

Who is named Rea

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

72% of people named Rea identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 24%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Reas

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Peggy Rea
American actress (1921–2011)
Marvel Rea
Actress from the United States, 1901–1937
Isabel Rea
American actress, 1889–1961
William Rea
Austrian-American long jumper, born 1952

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rea

Rea has the Soundex code R000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R000.

Questions

How common is the surname Rea?: 14,819 people in the United States had the surname Rea in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,834 Americans. It ranked 2,443rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rea?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Rea identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Rea?: Peggy Rea, American actress (1921–2011), followed by Marvel Rea.
Where is the surname Rea most common?: Wikidata records people named Rea in the United States.
How do you pronounce Rea?: Rea is /ɹeɪ/, one syllable.
Is the surname Rea getting more or less common?: More common. 13,708 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,819 in 2010, up 8.1%.
Is Rea also a first name?: Yes. Rea is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.