How common is the surname Rod?

1,465 people in the United States had the surname Rod in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 210,748 Americans. It ranked 18,734th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Rod?

In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Rod identified as white (not Hispanic), and 47% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Rod getting more or less common?

More common. 1,255 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,465 in 2010, up 17%.

Is Rod also a first name?

Yes. Rod 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 Rod

A surname, carried by 1,465 people in the United States.

1 syllable 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). Rod is more common than 88.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,465 people named Rod in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 210,748 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,255.

#18,734

rank among US surnames

1,465

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+16.7%

change since 2000 (was #19,828)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,729	Woodmansee	1,466	210,604
#18,734	Danks	1,465	210,748

Who is named Rod

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

49% of people named Rod identified as white (not Hispanic), 47% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 49%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 47%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rod

Rod 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 Rod?: 1,465 people in the United States had the surname Rod in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 210,748 Americans. It ranked 18,734th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rod?: In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Rod identified as white (not Hispanic), and 47% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Rod getting more or less common?: More common. 1,255 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,465 in 2010, up 17%.
Is Rod also a first name?: Yes. Rod 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.