How Many People Have the Last Name Ray?
people had the surname Ray in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,215 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+4,377 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Ray (75%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 17.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Ray ranks #163. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 77.6% to 75%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Ray grew from 128,794 people in 2000 to 133,171 in 2010 (up 3.4%), and its rank fell from #208 to #220. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 47.74 to 45.15 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 128,794 | 133,171 |
| Rank | #208 | #220 |
| Per 100,000 people | 47.74 | 45.15 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Ray
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Ray: R000
👤 Ray as a First Name
Ray is a first name too: about 88,533 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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