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    The surname Ro

    A surname, carried by 2,455 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex R000

    Ro: #12,607 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ro #12,607, 2,455 people Ro: #12,607 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ro #12,607, 2,455 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ro is more common than 92.2% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,455 people named Ro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 125,762 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,995.

    #12,607
    rank among US surnames
    2,455
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +23.1%
    change since 2000 (was #13,885)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,602Lichtenstein2,456125,711
    #12,607Lanford2,455125,762
    #12,613Durgin2,454125,813
    #12,616Gordan2,453125,864

    Who is named Ro

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

    78% of people named Ro identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 12% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 78%
    • White (not Hispanic) 12%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.1%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Ros

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Mystique Ro
      American skeleton racer, born 1994

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Ro

    Ro has the Soundex code R000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R000.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Ro?
    2,455 people in the United States had the surname Ro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,762 Americans. It ranked 12,607th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ro?
    In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Ro identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 12% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Ro?
    Mystique Ro, American skeleton racer.
    Where is the surname Ro most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ro in the United States.
    Is the surname Ro getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,995 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,455 in 2010, up 23%.