Explore the Family Name Razor

The meaning of Razor

Americanized form of German Rauser. Compare Rasor, Rasar, and Racer. History: It was reportedly an immigrant from Germany (in 1754), Georg Adam Rauser, whose surname was changed to Razor, Rasor, Raser, Reser, etc., and later, among his descendants, also to Racer and Rasar.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Razor" has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked at 26,078 and dropped to 29,473 in 2010, marking a change of -13.02%. The count of individuals with the surname also decreased by 9.29%, from 883 in 2000 to 801 in 2010. The proportion per 100k people also declined by 18.18% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,078	#29,473	-13.02%
Count	883	801	-9.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.27	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Razor

The Decennial U.S. Census data provides interesting insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Razor." From 2000 to 2010, the percentage of individuals identifying as White and bearing the surname decreased slightly by 5.41%, while the percentage identifying as Black increased by 4.26%. The most substantial increase was observed in those identifying as Hispanic, with a significant growth of 78.23%. However, the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races saw only a modest rise of 9.60%. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Razor surname identifying as either Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	55.04%	52.06%	-5.41%
Black	41.79%	43.57%	4.26%
Hispanic	1.47%	2.62%	78.23%
Two or More Races	1.25%	1.37%	9.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%