How common is the last name Rudolph?

18,807 people in the United States have the last name Rudolph, about 1 in 15,893. It ranks #1,872 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

RUDOLPH

#1,872

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
18,807
About
1 in 15,893
This common or more
47%
Who bears it

Of the 18,807 people with the last name Rudolph, 71% reported their origin as White, 20.7% as Black and 3.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Rudolph

#1,870 Mcneill · 18,829#1,871 Rushing · 18,817#1,873 Lorenzo · 18,804#1,874 Casas · 18,802

Spelled almost the same

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

#22,267 Rudolf · 1,186#88,925 Rudolphi · 224

Also a first name

As a first name, Rudolph ranks #1,666 of 53,615, with 18,795 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1927, with 1,700 births. See Rudolph as a first name

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