How common is the surname Rudolf?

1,246 people in the United States had the surname Rudolf in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 247,789 Americans. It ranked 21,080th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rudolf?

Gergely Rudolf, association football player.

Where is the surname Rudolf most common?

Wikidata records people named Rudolf in Hungary.

Is the surname Rudolf getting more or less common?

More common. 1,216 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,246 in 2010, up 2.5%.

Is Rudolf also a first name?

Yes. Rudolf is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Rudolf

A surname, carried by 1,246 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R341 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rudolf is more common than 87% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,246 people named Rudolf in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 247,789 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,216.

#21,080

rank among US surnames

1,246

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #20,334)

Who is named Rudolf

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

95% of people named Rudolf identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as two or more races and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rudolfs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gergely Rudolf
Association football player, born 1985

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rudolf

Rudolf has the Soundex code R341, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R341.

Questions

How common is the surname Rudolf?: 1,246 people in the United States had the surname Rudolf in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 247,789 Americans. It ranked 21,080th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rudolf?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Rudolf identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Rudolf?: Gergely Rudolf, association football player.
Where is the surname Rudolf most common?: Wikidata records people named Rudolf in Hungary.
Is the surname Rudolf getting more or less common?: More common. 1,216 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,246 in 2010, up 2.5%.
Is Rudolf also a first name?: Yes. Rudolf is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.