Explore the Family Name Redican

The meaning of Redican

Irish (Roscommon and Sligo): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Roideacháin ‘descendant of Roideachán’, a personal name based on rod ‘strong, spirited’. See Roddy 2.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Redican has grown in popularity during the decade from 2000 to 2010. Ranked as the 66,073rd most common surname in 2000, it rose to the 63,218th position by 2010, marking a change of 4.32%. The count of people with this surname also increased over this period, from 280 individuals in the year 2000 to 316 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 12.86%. In terms of proportion per 100,000 people, there was a 10% increase from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#66,073	#63,218	4.32%
Count	280	316	12.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.11	10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Redican

In regards to the ethnic identity associated with the Redican surname, the Decennial U.S. Census showed some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, accounting for 98.93% in 2000. However, in 2010, this percentage dropped to 93.04%, reflecting a decrease of 5.95%. During the same time frame, the percentage identifying with two or more races saw an increase, going from 0% to 3.8%. A small percentage, 1.9%, identified as Hispanic in 2010, which was not recorded in 2000. No significant changes were seen in the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, with percentages remaining at zero throughout.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.93%	93.04%	-5.95%
Two or More Races	0%	3.8%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.9%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%