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The surname Rodman

A surname, carried by 5,585 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɹɒdmən/ 2 syllables Soundex R355

Rodman: #6,134 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Rodman #6,134, 5,585 people Rodman: #6,134 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Rodman #6,134, 5,585 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rodman is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,585 people named Rodman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,281 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,340.

#6,134
rank among US surnames
5,585
people in 2010
1.9
per 100,000 Americans
+4.6%
change since 2000 (was #5,935)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#6,130Ellingson5,59055,232
#6,132Appleton5,58855,252
#6,133Priddy5,58655,271
#6,134Rodman5,58555,281
#6,136Helmick5,58355,301

Who is named Rodman

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

87% of people named Rodman identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

  • White (not Hispanic) 87%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 5.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
  • Two or more races 2.0%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rodmans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Dennis Rodman
    American basketball player (born 1961)
  • Trinity Rodman
    American soccer player, born 2002

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rodman

Rodman has the Soundex code R355, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R355.

Questions

How common is the surname Rodman?
5,585 people in the United States had the surname Rodman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,281 Americans. It ranked 6,134th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rodman?
In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Rodman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rodman?
Dennis Rodman, American basketball player (born 1961), followed by Trinity Rodman.
Where is the surname Rodman most common?
Wikidata records people named Rodman in the United States.
How do you pronounce Rodman?
Rodman is /ˈɹɒdmən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Rodman getting more or less common?
More common. 5,340 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,585 in 2010, up 4.6%.