Explore the Family Name Randles

The meaning of Randles

English and Irish (Louth): variant of Randall, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. In Ireland this is sometimes a variant of Reynolds.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity ranking of the surname Randles improved from 12,783 in 2000 to 12,560 in 2010, a slight increase of 1.74 percent. The number of individuals with this last name also grew by over 11 percent during this decade, with 2,213 identified in 2000 and 2,465 in 2010. This resulted in a small uptick in the proportion of people named Randles per 100,000 residents, increasing from 0.82 in 2000 to 0.84 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,783	#12,560	1.74%
Count	2,213	2,465	11.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.82	0.84	2.44%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Randles

Turning to ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some interesting changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander nearly doubled, growing from 0.32 percent to 0.57 percent. Similarly, those acknowledging two or more races increased from 1.85 percent to 3.08 percent. The largest ethnic group associated with the Randles surname, White, saw a decrease from 85.68 percent to 79.92 percent. People identifying as Hispanic rose from 1.76 percent to 3.20 percent, and those identifying as Black increased from 9.76 percent to 12.62 percent. There was a slight decrease in those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, from 0.63 percent to 0.61 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.68%	79.92%	-6.72%
Black	9.76%	12.62%	29.3%
Hispanic	1.76%	3.2%	81.82%
Two or More Races	1.85%	3.08%	66.49%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.63%	0.61%	-3.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.32%	0.57%	78.13%