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    The surname Rhoads

    A surname, carried by 13,389 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex R320

    Rhoads: #2,690 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Rhoads #2,690, 13,389 people Rhoads: #2,690 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Rhoads #2,690, 13,389 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rhoads is more common than 98.3% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 13,389 people named Rhoads in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,060 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,008.

    #2,690
    rank among US surnames
    13,389
    people in 2010
    4.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.9%
    change since 2000 (was #2,557)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,682Scherer13,42123,005
    #2,683Darden13,41423,017
    #2,684Joy13,41323,018
    #2,685Tirado13,41023,024
    #2,686Robb13,40223,037
    #2,687Templeton13,39623,048
    #2,688Rinehart13,39223,054

    Who is named Rhoads

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

    93% of people named Rhoads identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Rhoadss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Randy Rhoads
      American guitarist (1956–1982)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Rhoads

    Rhoads has the Soundex code R320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R320.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Rhoads?
    13,389 people in the United States had the surname Rhoads in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,060 Americans. It ranked 2,690th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rhoads?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Rhoads identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Rhoads?
    Randy Rhoads, American guitarist (1956–1982).
    Where is the surname Rhoads most common?
    Wikidata records people named Rhoads in the United States.
    Is the surname Rhoads getting more or less common?
    More common. 13,008 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,389 in 2010, up 2.9%.