Explore the Family Name Rathod

The meaning of Rathod

Indian (Rajasthan and neighboring states): Rajput name of unexplained etymology.

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

The surname Rathod has shown a significant rise in popularity, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the surname ranked 41,060 in terms of frequency but jumped significantly by 2010 to 24,702 - an increase of 39.84%. The count of individuals with this surname also more than doubled from 501 to 1,010 during the same period, demonstrating a growth rate of 101.6%. By 2010, for every 100,000 people in the U.S., approximately 0.34 had the surname Rathod, which represents a 78.95% increase from the 2000 figure.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,060	#24,702	39.84%
Count	501	1,010	101.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.34	78.95%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rathod

A look at the ethnic identity associated with the Rathod surname, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, reveals that it's most commonly found among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander. This group accounted for 86.43% of the total in 2000, and increased to encompass 92.28% by 2010. During the same decade, there was a significant decrease (-73.5%) in the percentage of individuals with this surname who identified as belonging to two or more races. There was a slight increase in the white population carrying the Rathod name from 3.39% to 3.86%. Despite no recorded percentage in 2000, by 2010, the Black community represented 0.59% of the Rathod surname bearers. No changes were noted within the Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	86.43%	92.28%	6.77%
White	3.39%	3.86%	13.86%
Two or More Races	8.98%	2.38%	-73.5%
Black	0%	0.59%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%