How common is the surname Rousey?

1,330 people in the United States had the surname Rousey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 232,140 Americans. It ranked 20,088th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rousey?

Ronda Rousey, American former mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, professional wrestler, and judoka.

Where is the surname Rousey most common?

Wikidata records people named Rousey in the United States.

Is the surname Rousey getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,384 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,330 in 2010, down 3.9%.

The surname Rousey

A surname, carried by 1,330 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rousey is more common than 87.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,330 people named Rousey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 232,140 Americans. That is down 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,384.

#20,088

rank among US surnames

1,330

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-3.9%

change since 2000 (was #18,425)

Who is named Rousey

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

82% of people named Rousey identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rouseys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ronda Rousey
American former mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, professional wrestler, and judoka, born 1987

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rousey

Rousey has the Soundex code R200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R200.

Questions

How common is the surname Rousey?: 1,330 people in the United States had the surname Rousey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 232,140 Americans. It ranked 20,088th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rousey?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Rousey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rousey?: Ronda Rousey, American former mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, professional wrestler, and judoka.
Where is the surname Rousey most common?: Wikidata records people named Rousey in the United States.
Is the surname Rousey getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,384 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,330 in 2010, down 3.9%.