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    The surname Russian

    A surname, carried by 604 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɹʌʃ(ə)n/ 2 syllables Soundex R250

    Russian: #36,970 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Russian #36,970, 604 people Russian: #36,970 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Russian #36,970, 604 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Russian is more common than 77.2% of them.

    Origin

    From Medieval Latin (11th century) Russiānus, from Russia, a Latinization of the Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ)) + -ānus (“of or pertaining to”). Attested in English (both as a noun and as an adjective) from the 16th century. By surface analysis, Russia + -an. Piecewise doublet of Rossiyan.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 604 people named Russian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 511,168 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 577.

    #36,970
    rank among US surnames
    604
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.7%
    change since 2000 (was #36,572)

    Who is named Russian

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

    81% of people named Russian identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 7.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 81%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 7.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Russian

    Russian has the Soundex code R250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R250.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Russian come from?
    From Medieval Latin (11th century) Russiānus, from Russia, a Latinization of the Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ)) + -ānus (“of or pertaining to”). Attested in English (both as a noun and as an adjective) from the 16th century. By surface analysis, Russia + -an. Piecewise doublet of Rossiyan.
    How common is the surname Russian?
    604 people in the United States had the surname Russian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 511,168 Americans. It ranked 36,970th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Russian?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Russian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    How do you pronounce Russian?
    Russian is /ˈɹʌʃ(ə)n/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Russian getting more or less common?
    More common. 577 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 604 in 2010, up 4.7%.