How common is the surname Redmond?

21,834 people in the United States had the surname Redmond in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,141 Americans. It ranked 1,647th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Redmond?

Derek Redmond, British athlete, followed by Granville Redmond.

Where is the surname Redmond most common?

Wikidata records people named Redmond in the United States and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Redmond?

Redmond is /ˈɹɛd.mənd/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Redmond getting more or less common?

More common. 20,919 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,834 in 2010, up 4.4%.

Is Redmond also a first name?

Yes. Redmond 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 Redmond

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 21,834 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɹɛd.mənd/ 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). Redmond is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Mac Réamoinn (“son of Raymond”).

Redmond is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 21,834 people named Redmond in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,141 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,919.

#1,647

rank among US surnames

21,834

people in 2010

7.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #1,573)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,638	Babcock	22,016	14,024
#1,639	Hand	22,006	14,030
#1,640	Winkler	21,993	14,038
#1,641	Painter	21,969	14,054
#1,642	Regan	21,951	14,065
#1,643	Bragg	21,934	14,076
#1,644	Engel	21,933	14,077

Who is named Redmond

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

66% of people named Redmond identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 29%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Redmonds

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Derek Redmond
British athlete, born 1965
Granville Redmond
American artist (1871-1935)
Lee Redmond
American world record holder for longest fingernails (1941–2023)
Michael Redmond
American Go player, born 1963
Marge Redmond
American actress and singer (1924-2020)
William T. Redmond
American politician, born 1955

Notable Redmonds come mostly from the United States (5) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Redmond

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

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Redmond come from?: Redmond is Irish in origin.
How common is the surname Redmond?: 21,834 people in the United States had the surname Redmond in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,141 Americans. It ranked 1,647th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Redmond?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Redmond identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Redmond?: Derek Redmond, British athlete, followed by Granville Redmond.
Where is the surname Redmond most common?: Wikidata records people named Redmond in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Redmond?: Redmond is /ˈɹɛd.mənd/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Redmond?: Redmond is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Redmond getting more or less common?: More common. 20,919 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,834 in 2010, up 4.4%.
Is Redmond also a first name?: Yes. Redmond 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.