Explore the Family Name Raisor

The meaning of Raisor

Perhaps an altered form of English Rasor, or of German Reiser or Röser (see Rosser).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Raisor has slightly increased from 2000 to 2010. The ranking of the surname moved up from 24,680 in 2000 to 24,648 in 2010, marking a marginal climb by 0.13%. In terms of count, the number of people carrying the Raisor surname rose by 6.86%, from 948 to 1,013 individuals during the same period. However, when calculated per 100k population, there was a slight dip of 2.86% indicating that the overall growth of the population outpaced the rise in the use of this particular surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,680	#24,648	0.13%
Count	948	1,013	6.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.34	-2.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Raisor

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the Raisor surname identified as White, though this percentage decreased from 97.47% in 2000 to 95.76% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. Notably, there was an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.16% in 2000 to 2.07% in 2010, which constitutes a substantial change of 78.45%. Similarly, there was a minimal increase of 11.32% in the proportion of individuals with the Raisor surname identifying as Black, from 0.53% in 2000 to 0.59% in 2010. Finally, the 2010 data introduced a new category, with 1.09% of individuals identifying as belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.47%	95.76%	-1.75%
Hispanic	1.16%	2.07%	78.45%
Two or More Races	0%	1.09%	0%
Black	0.53%	0.59%	11.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%