Explore the Family Name Rathburn

The meaning of Rathburn

English: variant of Rathbun. This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Rathburn has seen a slight decrease in the first decade of 2000s. In the year 2000, Rathburn was ranked 12,399 in terms of surname prevalence and this rank dropped to 13,477 by the year 2010, representing an 8.69% reduction. The actual count of people with the Rathburn surname also declined from 2,297 to 2,256, a decrease of 1.78%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Rathburn per 100,000 population decreased by 10.59%, from 0.85 to 0.76.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,399	#13,477	-8.69%
Count	2,297	2,256	-1.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.85	0.76	-10.59%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rathburn

In terms of ethnicity, again referring to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been some shifts within the Rathburn population during the same decade. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped by 27.05%, from 1.22% to 0.89%. On the other hand, those claiming two or more races in their ethnic identity increased by 54.17%, surging from 1.44% to 2.22%. Additionally, there was a significant 135.42% increase in the Hispanic segment, which rose from 0.96% to 2.26%. The majority of Rathburns, however, continue to identify as White, although this group did see a small decrease of 1.74%, moving from 95.86% to 94.19%. There were no recorded individuals of Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native ethnicity among the Rathburns in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.86%	94.19%	-1.74%
Hispanic	0.96%	2.26%	135.42%
Two or More Races	1.44%	2.22%	54.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.22%	0.89%	-27.05%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%