Explore the Family Name Raspberry

The meaning of Raspberry

1. English (Norfolk): variant of Rasberry. 2. Americanized form (translation into English) of French Canadian Laframboise ‘the raspberry’. Compare Rasberry 5.

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

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

The surname Raspberry has seen a marginal increase in popularity over the decade, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Raspberry ranked at 35,621 and by 2010 it had moved up to rank 35,395, marking a slight rise of 0.63%. The total count of individuals with this surname also grew from 597 in 2000 to 636 in 2010, witnessing a growth rate of 6.53%. Despite these changes, the proportion per 100k people remained constant at 0.22.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,621	#35,395	0.63%
Count	597	636	6.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.22	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Raspberry

Discerning the ethnic identity associated with the Raspberry name from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The most prominent ethnicity associated with the Raspberry surname is Black, accounting for 70.18% in 2000 and reducing slightly to 66.82% in 2010. The White ethnicity came next at 27.30% in 2000, which dipped to 25.94% in 2010. The decade saw the emergence of Hispanic ethnicity amongst the holders of Raspberry surname, starting at 0% in 2000 and rising to 1.89% in 2010. Individuals identifying themselves as belonging to two or more races also significantly increased from 1.34% to 5.03%. It's important to note that there were no individuals with Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities recorded under the Raspberry surname in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	70.18%	66.82%	-4.79%
White	27.3%	25.94%	-4.98%
Two or More Races	1.34%	5.03%	275.37%
Hispanic	0%	1.89%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%