Explore the Family Name Roady
The meaning of Roady
Perhaps an Americanized form of German Rode.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Roady in the United States?
Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Roady ranked 42,455th in terms of popularity in the U.S. in 2010, a decrease by around 5% from its position at 40,397 in 2000. Despite this drop in rank, the count of individuals with the surname Roady slightly increased from 510 in 2000 to 511 in 2010, an increment of 0.2%. However, the proportion of people named Roady per 100,000 decreased by approximately 10.53% over the same period.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #40,397 | #42,455 | -5.09% |
| Count | 510 | 511 | 0.2% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.19 | 0.17 | -10.53% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Roady
In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Roady identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a slight decline of about 1.24% in this group over the decade. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander shifted from 0.98% in 2000 to suppressed data in 2010. Individuals identifying as being of two or more races increased by about 25%, while the Hispanic representation also showed growth, moving from absent data in 2000 to 2.74% in 2010. On the other hand, representation for American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased significantly by approximately 55%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 93.92% | 92.76% | -1.24% |
| Two or More Races | 2.35% | 2.94% | 25.11% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 2.74% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 2.16% | 0.98% | -54.63% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.98% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |