Explore the Family Name Raglin

The meaning of Raglin

1. Perhaps an altered form of English Ragland. 2. Americanized form of German Reglin, a variant of Regelin, from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with rag- ‘counsel, advice’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Raglin saw an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Raglin was ranked 19,196th in popularity and by 2010, it had risen to 18,596th—a growth of 3.13%. There was also a significant rise in the number of people with this last name, increasing from 1,308 individuals in 2000 to 1,482 in 2010, showing growth of 13.3%. The proportion of individuals named Raglin per 100,000 people also increased slightly, from 0.48 to 0.5 over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,196	#18,596	3.13%
Count	1,308	1,482	13.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.48	0.5	4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Raglin

In regards to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Raglin identify as either White or Black. In 2000, 36.93% identified as White, increasing to 38.87% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Black decreased from 56.04% to 52.50%. Interestingly, the percentage of those identifying as Two or More Races saw a significant increase, going from 3.21% in 2000 to 4.52% in 2010. Meanwhile, there were minimal changes in the Hispanic category and new entries for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities in 2010, which weren't present in the 2000 census.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	56.04%	52.5%	-6.32%
White	36.93%	38.87%	5.25%
Two or More Races	3.21%	4.52%	40.81%
Hispanic	2.06%	2.16%	4.85%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.35%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.61%	0%