How common is the surname Remus?

1,253 people in the United States had the surname Remus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,405 Americans. It ranked 20,996th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Remus?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Remus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Remus?

Sgt. Slaughter, American professional wrestler.

Where is the surname Remus most common?

Wikidata records people named Remus in the United States.

Is the surname Remus getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,318 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,253 in 2010, down 4.9%.

The surname Remus

A surname, carried by 1,253 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Remus is more common than 87.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,253 people named Remus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 246,405 Americans. That is down 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,318.

#20,996

rank among US surnames

1,253

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-4.9%

change since 2000 (was #19,090)

Who is named Remus

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

88% of people named Remus identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.8%
Two or more races 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Remuss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sgt. Slaughter
American professional wrestler, born 1948

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Remus

Remus has the Soundex code R520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R520.

Questions

How common is the surname Remus?: 1,253 people in the United States had the surname Remus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,405 Americans. It ranked 20,996th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Remus?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Remus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Remus?: Sgt. Slaughter, American professional wrestler.
Where is the surname Remus most common?: Wikidata records people named Remus in the United States.
Is the surname Remus getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,318 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,253 in 2010, down 4.9%.