How common is the surname Rita?

1,624 people in the United States had the surname Rita in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 190,114 Americans. It ranked 17,385th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Rita?

In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Rita identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Rita getting more or less common?

More common. 1,225 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,624 in 2010, up 33%.

Is Rita also a first name?

Yes. Rita 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 Rita

A surname, carried by 1,624 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R300 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rita is more common than 89.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,624 people named Rita in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 190,114 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,225.

#17,385

rank among US surnames

1,624

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+32.6%

change since 2000 (was #20,219)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,379	Tarnowski	1,625	189,997
#17,385	Brasel	1,624	190,114
#17,392	Slavens	1,623	190,231

Who is named Rita

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

60% of people named Rita identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 11% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 60%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 20%
Asian and Pacific Islander 11%
Two or more races 6.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rita

Rita has the Soundex code R300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R300.

Questions

How common is the surname Rita?: 1,624 people in the United States had the surname Rita in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 190,114 Americans. It ranked 17,385th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rita?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Rita identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Rita getting more or less common?: More common. 1,225 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,624 in 2010, up 33%.
Is Rita also a first name?: Yes. Rita 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.