Explore the Family Name Rike

The meaning of Rike

1. Norwegian: habitational name from a farmstead in Agder, so named from Old Norse ríki ‘power, rule’, ‘kingdom’. 2. Perhaps an Americanized form of German Reich.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Rike has seen a slight drop in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Rike was ranked 28,407th most popular surname and this rank fell to 28,777 by 2010, marking a decrease of 1.3%. However, the number of individuals carrying the surname Rike increased over the decade, with the count rising from 791 in 2000 to 827 in 2010, representing a growth of 4.55%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a small decline of 3.45% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,407	#28,777	-1.3%
Count	791	827	4.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.28	-3.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rike

The ethnicity associated with the surname Rike also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. Those identifying as White made up the largest proportion, although there was a slight decrease from 93.17% in 2000 to 91.66% in 2010. There was no data for Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, down from 1.01% in 2000, likely due to data suppression. The percentage of those with the surname Rike who identified as two or more races saw an increase from 1.39% to 2.42%, a substantial rise of 74.10%. Hispanic representation remained relatively stable, with a minor decrease from 3.16% to 3.14%. Meanwhile, Black representation emerged at 1.93% in 2010 from zero in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.17%	91.66%	-1.62%
Hispanic	3.16%	3.14%	-0.63%
Two or More Races	1.39%	2.42%	74.1%
Black	0%	1.93%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.01%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%