Explore the Family Name Riedl

The meaning of Riedl

South German: variant of Riedel. Some characteristic forenames: German Ernst, Heinz, Wilhelm, Erwin, Ewald, Gerhard, Helmut, Inge, Kurt, Lothar, Wenzel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Riedl has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 18,994 with 1,327 individuals bearing this name, which equates to a proportion of 0.49 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had increased slightly to 18,858 and the count also rose to 1,450, maintaining the same proportion per 100,000 people. This indicates a growth rate of 9.27% over this decade in the number of people with the Riedl surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,994	#18,858	0.72%
Count	1,327	1,450	9.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.49	0.49	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Riedl

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that most people with the Riedl surname identify as white. However, there have been some notable changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 96.91% identified as white, but this decreased to 94.28% by 2010. During the same period, there was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic - from 0.75% in 2000 to 2.62% in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races also saw a substantial rise from 0.83% to 1.66%. Meanwhile, the percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander remained relatively stable, and new categories appeared for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in 2010, indicating a small but growing diversity within this surname group.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.91%	94.28%	-2.71%
Hispanic	0.75%	2.62%	249.33%
Two or More Races	0.83%	1.66%	100%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.68%	0.69%	1.47%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.41%	0%
Black	0%	0.34%	0%