How common is the surname Rodwell?

1,007 people in the United States had the surname Rodwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 306,599 Americans. It ranked 24,747th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rodwell?

Craig Rodwell, American gay-rights activist (1940-1993).

Where is the surname Rodwell most common?

Wikidata records people named Rodwell in the United States.

Is the surname Rodwell getting more or less common?

More common. 955 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,007 in 2010, up 5.4%.

The surname Rodwell

A surname, carried by 1,007 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R340

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rodwell is more common than 84.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,007 people named Rodwell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 306,599 Americans. That is up 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 955.

#24,747

rank among US surnames

1,007

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+5.4%

change since 2000 (was #24,529)

Who is named Rodwell

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

52% of people named Rodwell identified as white (not Hispanic), 42% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 52%
Black (not Hispanic) 42%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rodwells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Craig Rodwell
American gay-rights activist (1940-1993)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rodwell

Rodwell has the Soundex code R340, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R340.

Questions

How common is the surname Rodwell?: 1,007 people in the United States had the surname Rodwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 306,599 Americans. It ranked 24,747th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rodwell?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Rodwell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 42% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rodwell?: Craig Rodwell, American gay-rights activist (1940-1993).
Where is the surname Rodwell most common?: Wikidata records people named Rodwell in the United States.
Is the surname Rodwell getting more or less common?: More common. 955 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,007 in 2010, up 5.4%.