Explore the Family Name Rhodus

The meaning of Rhodus

Perhaps an altered form of Rhodes or German Rhodius, a Latinized form of Rode, perhaps indicating the personal as opposed to the topographic name (see Rode 1).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Rhodus saw a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Rhodus was ranked as the 22,461st most popular surname in the United States, with a count of 1,069 individuals. By 2010, this rank had improved to 21,790, with 1,193 individuals bearing the name, reflecting an 11.6% increase. However, the proportion of individuals named Rhodus per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.4 in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,461	#21,790	2.99%
Count	1,069	1,193	11.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.4	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rhodus

Ethnically, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the surname Rhodus identified as White, although there were small shifts in representation over the decade. In 2000, 97.94% of those with the surname identified as White, dropping slightly to 96.81% by 2010. The representation of Hispanic and Black individuals within the Rhodus surname increased from 0.65% to 1.59% and from 0.84% to 0.92% respectively. Additionally, in 2010, 0.50% of individuals with the surname Rhodus identified as being of two or more ethnicities, a category not represented in 2000 data. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.94%	96.81%	-1.15%
Hispanic	0.65%	1.59%	144.62%
Black	0.84%	0.92%	9.52%
Two or More Races	0%	0.5%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%