How common is the last name Ray?

130,289 people in the United States have the last name Ray, about 1 in 2,294. It ranks #219 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

RAY

#219

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
130,289
About
1 in 2,294
This common or more
23.4%
Who bears it

Of the 130,289 people with the last name Ray, 71.2% reported their origin as White, 17.1% as Black and 4.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Ray

#217 Hart · 131,550#218 Bradley · 130,526#220 Hudson · 129,935#221 Armstrong · 129,826

Spelled almost the same

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

#1,760 Rai · 19,927#2,363 Rao · 15,053#4,063 Rau · 8,480#4,837 Raya · 7,074#6,363 Rae · 5,142#12,024 Rayo · 2,478#16,938 Ra · 1,641#17,285 Raye · 1,601

Also a first name

As a first name, Ray ranks #525 of 53,615, with 107,593 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1926, with 3,529 births. See Ray as a first name

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