How common is the surname Red?

1,697 people in the United States had the surname Red in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 181,936 Americans. It ranked 16,824th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Red?

In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Red identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).

Who is the most famous person named Red?

Axelle Red, Belgian singer-songwriter, followed by Eric Red.

Where is the surname Red most common?

Wikidata records people named Red in Belgium and the United States.

Is the surname Red getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,910 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,697 in 2010, down 11%.

Is Red also a first name?

Yes. Red 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 Red

A surname, carried by 1,697 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R300 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). Red is more common than 89.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,697 people named Red in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 181,936 Americans. That is down 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,910.

#16,824

rank among US surnames

1,697

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-11.2%

change since 2000 (was #14,370)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,824	Red	1,697	181,936
#16,833	Kaser	1,696	182,043

Who is named Red

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

58% of people named Red identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 10% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 58%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Asian and Pacific Islander 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.6%
Two or more races 3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Reds

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Axelle Red
Belgian singer-songwriter, born 1968
Eric Red
American screenwriter and director, born 1961

Notable Reds come mostly from Belgium (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Red

Red has the Soundex code R300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R300.

Questions

How common is the surname Red?: 1,697 people in the United States had the surname Red in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 181,936 Americans. It ranked 16,824th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Red?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Red identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Red?: Axelle Red, Belgian singer-songwriter, followed by Eric Red.
Where is the surname Red most common?: Wikidata records people named Red in Belgium and the United States.
Is the surname Red getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,910 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,697 in 2010, down 11%.
Is Red also a first name?: Yes. Red 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.