Explore the Family Name Rakes

The meaning of Rakes

English (Somerset) a variant of Rake with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is now rare in Britain.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Rakes has seen a slight dip between 2000 and 2010. The name's rank fell by 7.48 percent from 9085 to 9765 in the span of a decade. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of people with the Rakes surname increased slightly by 0.36 percent, going from 3306 to 3318. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was an approximate 9 percent decrease, lowering from 1.23 to 1.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,085	#9,765	-7.48%
Count	3,306	3,318	0.36%
Proportion per 100k	1.23	1.12	-8.94%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rakes

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the last name Rakes, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority identifies as White, which remained relatively steady, decreasing slightly from 93.86 percent to 93.52 percent. There was a significant increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, with a change of 166.67 percent, albeit still representing a small percentage overall. Those identifying as having two or more races saw a decrease by 16.92 percent. The Hispanic and Black populations with the surname Rakes saw increases of 10.34 percent and 8.01 percent respectively. Meanwhile, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased by 36.36 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.86%	93.52%	-0.36%
Black	2.87%	3.1%	8.01%
Hispanic	1.45%	1.6%	10.34%
Two or More Races	1.3%	1.08%	-16.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.18%	0.48%	166.67%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.33%	0.21%	-36.36%