Explore the Family Name Radin

The meaning of Radin

1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name from any of the places called Radzyń in Poland. 2. Serbian, Croatian, and Slovenian: from the Old Slavic personal name Radin, derived from radъ ‘merry, glad’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Herschel, Myer, Yaakov.

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How common is the last name Radin in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Radin has seen a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 23,300th popular but dropped to 27,110th by 2010, experiencing a decrease of 16.35%. The count of people with this surname also reduced from 1,020 in 2000 to 893 in 2010, marking a 12.45% drop. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 21.05%, going from 0.38 in 2000 to 0.3 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,300	#27,110	-16.35%
Count	1,020	893	-12.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.3	-21.05%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Radin

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts among individuals with the Radin surname from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian or Pacific Islander grew from 0% to 2.13%, while the proportion identifying with two or more races went down from 1.37% to zero. The majority of Radins identified as White in both years, although there was a small decrease from 94.51% in 2000 to 93.62% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw a 21.51% decrease, going from 1.86% to 1.46%. There was also a 10.22% decrease in the Black population, declining from 1.37% to 1.23%. There were no individuals who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.51%	93.62%	-0.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.13%	0%
Hispanic	1.86%	1.46%	-21.51%
Black	1.37%	1.23%	-10.22%
Two or More Races	1.37%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%