Explore the Family Name Rudow

The meaning of Rudow

East German: habitational name from a place so named near Berlin, from Slavic ruda ‘iron ore’.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Rudow has seen slight fluctuations in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name ranked 55,609 in terms of popularity but fell to 58,604 by 2010, marking a decrease of 5.39%. Despite this, the count of individuals carrying this surname marginally increased from 345 to 346 during the same period. However, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 7.69%, indicating that while the absolute number of individuals with the Rudow surname grew, their share within the overall population declined.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,609	#58,604	-5.39%
Count	345	346	0.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rudow

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Rudow also underwent changes between 2000 and 2010, as evident from the Decennial U.S. Census data. The largest group identifying with this surname remained those of White ethnicity, albeit seeing a decrease from 95.65% to 90.46%. Individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander descent made up a growing portion, increasing from 1.45% to 2.02%. Interestingly, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races saw a significant spike, growing from 1.74% to 5.49%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic demographic emerged, registering 1.45% in 2010, compared to none in 2000. Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native groups, however, recorded no change.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.65%	90.46%	-5.43%
Two or More Races	1.74%	5.49%	215.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.45%	2.02%	39.31%
Hispanic	0%	1.45%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%