How common is the surname Rudnick?

2,371 people in the United States had the surname Rudnick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,217 Americans. It ranked 12,953rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Rudnick?

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

Who is the most famous person named Rudnick?

Paul Rudnick, American playwright and screenwriter.

Where is the surname Rudnick most common?

Wikidata records people named Rudnick in the United States.

Is the surname Rudnick getting more or less common?

About as common. 2,370 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,371 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.

The surname Rudnick

A surname, carried by 2,371 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R352

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rudnick is more common than 92% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,371 people named Rudnick in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 130,217 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,370.

#12,953

rank among US surnames

2,371

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

change since 2000 (was #12,081)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,944	Steffey	2,373	130,108
#12,948	Letson	2,372	130,163
#12,953	Silverberg	2,371	130,217
#12,961	Rine	2,370	130,272

Who is named Rudnick

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

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

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rudnicks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Rudnick
American playwright and screenwriter, born 1957

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rudnick

Rudnicki

Rudnick has the Soundex code R352, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R352.

Questions

How common is the surname Rudnick?: 2,371 people in the United States had the surname Rudnick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,217 Americans. It ranked 12,953rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rudnick?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Rudnick identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Rudnick?: Paul Rudnick, American playwright and screenwriter.
Where is the surname Rudnick most common?: Wikidata records people named Rudnick in the United States.
Is the surname Rudnick getting more or less common?: About as common. 2,370 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,371 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.