How rare is the last name Rau?

8,480 people in the United States have the last name Rau, about 1 in 35,247. It ranks #4,063 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

RAU

#4,063

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
8,480
About
1 in 35,247
This common or more
56.1%
Who bears it

Of the 8,480 people with the last name Rau, 89.6% reported their origin as White, 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Rau

1 other last name also has 8,480 people.

#4,063 Moy · 8,480

Either side of Rau

#4,060 Volk · 8,481#4,063 Moy · 8,480#4,065 Breedlove · 8,477#4,065 Plascencia · 8,477

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Rau, most common first.

#219 Ray · 130,289#1,760 Rai · 19,927#2,363 Rao · 15,053#6,363 Rae · 5,142#16,938 Ra · 1,641#18,787 Rauh · 1,449#59,236 Raw · 369#64,360 Raue · 334

Also a first name

As a first name, Rau ranks #44,702 of 53,615, with 154 people. See Rau as a first name

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