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    The surname Rhynes

    A surname, carried by 1,155 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex R520

    Rhynes: #22,319 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Rhynes #22,319, 1,155 people Rhynes: #22,319 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Rhynes #22,319, 1,155 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rhynes is more common than 86.2% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,155 people named Rhynes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 267,312 Americans. That is up 31% since 2000, when the Census counted 881.

    #22,319
    rank among US surnames
    1,155
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +31.1%
    change since 2000 (was #26,125)

    Who is named Rhynes

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

    53% of people named Rhynes identified as Black (not Hispanic), 38% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 53%
    • White (not Hispanic) 38%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
    • Two or more races 3.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Rhynes

    Rhynes 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 Rhynes?
    1,155 people in the United States had the surname Rhynes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 267,312 Americans. It ranked 22,319th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rhynes?
    In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Rhynes identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 38% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Rhynes getting more or less common?
    More common. 881 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,155 in 2010, up 31%.