Explore the Family Name Roederer

The meaning of Roederer

South German (Röderer): variant of Roeder 2. This surname is also found in France (mainly Alsace). Compare Roderer. Some characteristic forenames: French Philippe.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Roederer has experienced slight changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 52,935 in the United States, but by 2010 its rank slightly decreased to 54,864, representing a change of -3.64%. Despite this drop in rank, the number of individuals carrying the Roederer surname actually increased from 367 in 2000 to 375 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 2.18%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people with the surname Roederer dropped by 7.14% over the ten years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,935	#54,864	-3.64%
Count	367	375	2.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Roederer

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Roederer. In 2000, an overwhelming majority (96.73%) of individuals with the Roederer surname identified as White, a figure that slightly dipped to 96.00% in 2010. The data showed no Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native identifying with the surname in both years. Interestingly, while there was a small percentage (1.36%) identifying as two or more races in 2000, this category appears to have been suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons. There was also an emergence of Hispanic identification with the surname, moving from 0% in 2000 to 2.40% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.73%	96%	-0.75%
Hispanic	0%	2.4%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.36%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%