Explore the Family Name Rasband

The meaning of Rasband

English: unexplained.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Rasband saw a significant increase in the first decade of the 21st century. In 2000, Rasband ranked 60,083rd in terms of popularity among surnames, but by 2010 it had climbed to the 53,802nd position, marking an increase of 10.45 percent. The number of individuals bearing this surname also rose from 314 in 2000 to 384 in 2010, which represents an upswing of 22.29 percent. Proportionally, this meant that for every 100,000 people in the U.S., approximately 0.13 carried the Rasband name in 2010, as compared to just 0.12 in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,083	#53,802	10.45%
Count	314	384	22.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rasband

Shifting attention to the ethnic identity associated with the Rasband surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that it is predominantly associated with persons of White ethnicity. In 2000, 96.50 percent of those with the Rasband surname identified as White, although this figure slightly decreased to 95.05 percent by 2010. During the same period, an interesting development was the emergence of Rasband bearers identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and a small increase in the percentage identifying as Hispanic - from 2.55 percent in 2000 to 2.60 percent in 2010. However, there were no reported instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Black or American Indian/Alaskan Native in either census year. It's important to note that some data might have been suppressed (S) for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.5%	95.05%	-1.5%
Hispanic	2.55%	2.6%	1.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.56%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%