Explore the Family Name Rinde

The meaning of Rinde

Norwegian: habitational name from any of the eight farms named with rind ‘bank, ridge’, or from one in Sogn named with this word + -e from vin ‘meadow’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Knute.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Rinde saw a slight increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Rinde was ranked 72,717th in popularity with 249 instances of the name reported. A decade later, the ranking rose to 71,042nd with a count of 275, indicating an increase in popularity by 2.3 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.09 in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,717	#71,042	2.3%
Count	249	275	10.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rinde

The ethnic identity associated with the Rinde surname also experienced some changes during this period. White individuals constituted the majority of Rindes at 90.76 percent in 2000, increasing slightly to 91.64 percent in 2010. In 2000, there were no recorded instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islanders and Hispanics, but by 2010, they made up 1.82 percent and 2.55 percent respectively. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races decreased from 4.42 percent to 2.55 percent. Meanwhile, there were zero instances in both census years of the Rinde surname among Black individuals, and the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Natives reduced from 2.81 percent in 2000 to zero in 2010. This data is based on the Decennial U.S. Census and shows the diversity and changes in ethnic identity associated with the Rinde surname over a decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.76%	91.64%	0.97%
Two or More Races	4.42%	2.55%	-42.31%
Hispanic	0%	2.55%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.82%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.81%	0%	0%