Explore the Family Name Randal

The meaning of Randal

1. English: variant of Randall. 2. Norwegian: habitational name from the farm name Randal in Gulen, a compound of Old Norse runnr ‘copse, thicket, grove’ + dalr ‘valley’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Randal' saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 26,717th most common surname, but by 2010 it had slipped to the 29,550th position, marking a change of -10.6%. The number of individuals with the surname also decreased during this period, from 857 in 2000 to 798 in 2010, representing a decline of -6.88%. Similarly, the proportion of people named Randal per 100k also observed a drop from 0.32 to 0.27, a decrease of -15.62%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,717	#29,550	-10.6%
Count	857	798	-6.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.27	-15.62%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Randal

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts in the ethnic identity distribution of those with the surname 'Randal' between 2000 and 2010. While there were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native, the proportion of individuals identifying with two or more races increased by 12.88%, from 2.33% to 2.63%. Those who identified as white decreased slightly from 64.29% to 62.91%, a change of -2.15%. Hispanic representation also dropped from 3.73% to 3.38%, a reduction of -9.38%. Conversely, those identifying as black saw an increase from 28.12% to 29.70%, a rise of 5.62%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	64.29%	62.91%	-2.15%
Black	28.12%	29.7%	5.62%
Hispanic	3.73%	3.38%	-9.38%
Two or More Races	2.33%	2.63%	12.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%