Explore the Family Name Rhorer

The meaning of Rhorer

Altered form of German and Swiss German Rohrer.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

The surname Rhorer has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the past decade, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Rhorer was the 43,157th most popular surname in the United States with 472 occurrences. By 2010, it had slipped to the 45,347th spot, despite maintaining the same count of 472 occurrences. This suggests that while the number of individuals carrying the Rhorer name stayed constant, other surnames saw increases which affected the ranking. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also decreased by 5.88%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,157	#45,347	-5.07%
Count	472	472	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rhorer

The ethnic identity associated with the Rhorer surname has shown some changes as well, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority of Rhorers identified as White, at a proportion of 95.13%. By 2010, this figure had decreased slightly to 93.01%. The proportions of Rhorers identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying as two or more races saw an increase, albeit from a very small base. Meanwhile, the proportion of Rhorers identifying as Hispanic also increased significantly, from 1.27% in 2000 to 2.12% in 2010. During the same period, the percentage of Rhorers identifying as Black decreased from 1.91% to 1.69%. The percentage of Rhorers identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.13%	93.01%	-2.23%
Hispanic	1.27%	2.12%	66.93%
Two or More Races	1.48%	1.91%	29.05%
Black	1.91%	1.69%	-11.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.27%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%