How common is the surname Redman?

13,028 people in the United States had the surname Redman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,699 Americans. It ranked 2,770th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Redman?

Joshua Redman, American jazz saxophonist and composer, followed by Joyce Redman.

Where is the surname Redman most common?

Wikidata records people named Redman in the United States and Ireland.

Is the surname Redman getting more or less common?

More common. 12,474 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,028 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Redman

A surname, carried by 13,028 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R355

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Redman is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,028 people named Redman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,699 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,474.

#2,770

rank among US surnames

13,028

people in 2010

4.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #2,660)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,761	Willett	13,065	23,631
#2,762	Graff	13,058	23,644
#2,763	Bachman	13,057	23,646
#2,764	Barkley	13,051	23,657
#2,765	Blank	13,050	23,659
#2,766	Croft	13,047	23,664
#2,767	Baltazar	13,045	23,668

Who is named Redman

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

82% of people named Redman identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Redmans

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joshua Redman
American jazz saxophonist and composer, born 1969
Joyce Redman
Anglo-Irish actress (1915-2012)
Don Redman
American musician (1900–1964)
Dewey Redman
American saxophonist (1931–2006)

Notable Redmans come mostly from the United States (3) and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Redman

Redman has the Soundex code R355, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R355.

Questions

How common is the surname Redman?: 13,028 people in the United States had the surname Redman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,699 Americans. It ranked 2,770th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Redman?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Redman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Redman?: Joshua Redman, American jazz saxophonist and composer, followed by Joyce Redman.
Where is the surname Redman most common?: Wikidata records people named Redman in the United States and Ireland.
Is the surname Redman getting more or less common?: More common. 12,474 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,028 in 2010, up 4.4%.