How Many People Have the Last Name Raleigh?
people had the surname Raleigh in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 74,074 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 2 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+153 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Raleigh (89%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 6.2%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Raleigh ranks #6,457. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Raleigh grew from 3,831 people in 2000 to 3,984 in 2010 (up 4%), and its rank fell from #7,999 to #8,317. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 1.42 to 1.35 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 3,831 | 3,984 |
| Rank | #7,999 | #8,317 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.42 | 1.35 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Raleigh
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Raleigh: R420
👤 Raleigh as a First Name
Raleigh is a first name too: about 7,858 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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