How common is the surname Ridenhour?

1,561 people in the United States had the surname Ridenhour in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 197,787 Americans. It ranked 17,911th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ridenhour?

Ronald Ridenhour, American whistleblower and investigative journalist (1946–1998).

Where is the surname Ridenhour most common?

Wikidata records people named Ridenhour in the United States.

Is the surname Ridenhour getting more or less common?

More common. 1,522 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,561 in 2010, up 2.6%.

The surname Ridenhour

A surname, carried by 1,561 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex R356

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ridenhour is more common than 89% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,561 people named Ridenhour in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 197,787 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,522.

#17,911

rank among US surnames

1,561

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #17,170)

Who is named Ridenhour

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

89% of people named Ridenhour identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ridenhours

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ronald Ridenhour
American whistleblower and investigative journalist (1946–1998)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ridenhour

Ridenhour has the Soundex code R356, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R356.

Questions

How common is the surname Ridenhour?: 1,561 people in the United States had the surname Ridenhour in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 197,787 Americans. It ranked 17,911th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ridenhour?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Ridenhour identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ridenhour?: Ronald Ridenhour, American whistleblower and investigative journalist (1946–1998).
Where is the surname Ridenhour most common?: Wikidata records people named Ridenhour in the United States.
Is the surname Ridenhour getting more or less common?: More common. 1,522 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,561 in 2010, up 2.6%.