How common is the surname Rudman?

1,277 people in the United States had the surname Rudman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,774 Americans. It ranked 20,709th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Rudman?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Rudman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Rudman?

Warren Rudman, American politician (1930-2012), followed by David Rudman.

Where is the surname Rudman most common?

Wikidata records people named Rudman in the United States and Argentina.

Is the surname Rudman getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,383 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,277 in 2010, down 7.7%.

The surname Rudman

A surname, carried by 1,277 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R355

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rudman is more common than 87.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,277 people named Rudman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 241,774 Americans. That is down 7.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,383.

#20,709

rank among US surnames

1,277

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-7.7%

change since 2000 (was #18,437)

Who is named Rudman

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

96% of people named Rudman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rudmans

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Warren Rudman
American politician (1930-2012)
David Rudman
American puppeteer, born 1963
Silvio Rudman
Argentinian association football player and manager, born 1969

Notable Rudmans come mostly from the United States (2) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rudman

Rudman 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 Rudman?: 1,277 people in the United States had the surname Rudman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,774 Americans. It ranked 20,709th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rudman?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Rudman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Rudman?: Warren Rudman, American politician (1930-2012), followed by David Rudman.
Where is the surname Rudman most common?: Wikidata records people named Rudman in the United States and Argentina.
Is the surname Rudman getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,383 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,277 in 2010, down 7.7%.