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    The surname Runyan

    A surname, carried by 6,301 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R550

    Runyan: #5,518 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Runyan #5,518, 6,301 people Runyan: #5,518 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Runyan #5,518, 6,301 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Runyan is more common than 96.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,301 people named Runyan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,999 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,162.

    #5,518
    rank among US surnames
    6,301
    people in 2010
    2.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.3%
    change since 2000 (was #5,208)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,513Morehouse6,30948,937
    #5,514Kocher6,30848,945
    #5,516Musselman6,30648,961
    #5,518Runyan6,30148,999

    Who is named Runyan

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

    95% of people named Runyan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Runyans

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jon Runyan
      American football player, sportscaster and politician, born 1973
    • Marla Runyan
      Blind paralympics competitor, Athletics competitor, long distance runner, heptathlete, spr, born 1969

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Runyan

    Runyan has the Soundex code R550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R550.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Runyan?
    6,301 people in the United States had the surname Runyan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,999 Americans. It ranked 5,518th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Runyan?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Runyan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Runyan?
    Jon Runyan, American football player, sportscaster and politician, followed by Marla Runyan.
    Where is the surname Runyan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Runyan in the United States.
    Is the surname Runyan getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,162 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,301 in 2010, up 2.3%.