Explore the Family Name Rairdon
The meaning of Rairdon
Irish: variant of Riordan.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Rairdon in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Rairdon has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 57,090 in terms of commonality and had fallen to a rank of 61,436 by 2010, indicating a drop of 7.61%. The count of individuals with this surname also diminished modestly during this decade, decreasing by 2.1% from 334 to 327. Consequently, the proportion of people named Rairdon per 100k residents also declined by 8.33%, moving from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #57,090 | #61,436 | -7.61% |
| Count | 334 | 327 | -2.1% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.12 | 0.11 | -8.33% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rairdon
Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the vast majority of individuals bearing the surname Rairdon identify as White. In 2000, this figure stood at 97.01%, declining slightly to 96.02% by 2010. Over this ten-year period, there were no reported instances of individuals with the surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, there was a small emergence of those identifying with two or more races, which accounted for 2.45% of the Rairdons in 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 97.01% | 96.02% | -1.02% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 2.45% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |