Explore the Family Name Ririe

The meaning of Ririe

Scottish (Aberdeenshire): variant of Ryrie, from a shortened form of Gaelic Mac Roithridh ‘son of Roithridh’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ririe has seen an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Ririe was ranked as the 53,047th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had risen to become the 50,467th most common surname in the United States, marking a change of 4.86%. The count of people with the Ririe surname also increased by 13.11% during this decade, going from 366 people in 2000 to 414 in 2010. However, the proportional representation of the Ririe surname per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,047	#50,467	4.86%
Count	366	414	13.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ririe

Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that between 2000 and 2010, there were shifts in the ethnic identities associated with the surname Ririe. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although this proportion decreased slightly from 95.63% in 2000 to 91.79% in 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.19% in 2000 to 3.86% in 2010. Additionally, there was a small increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, with the percentage rising from 1.64% to 1.93%. For the first time in 2010, some individuals with this surname identified as belonging to two or more races. There were no recorded instances of people with this surname identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.63%	91.79%	-4.02%
Hispanic	2.19%	3.86%	76.26%
Two or More Races	0%	2.17%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.64%	1.93%	17.68%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%