How Many People Have the Last Name Rea?
people had the surname Rea in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 19,920 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
+1,111 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Rea (72.3%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 23.8%, are Hispanic or Latino. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Rea ranks #1,820. From 2000 to 2010, the Hispanic or Latino share rose from 17.7% to 23.8%, and the non-Hispanic White share fell from 78.5% to 72.3%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Rea grew from 13,708 people in 2000 to 14,819 in 2010 (up 8.1%), and its rank fell from #2,423 to #2,443. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 5.08 to 5.02 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 13,708 | 14,819 |
| Rank | #2,423 | #2,443 |
| Per 100,000 people | 5.08 | 5.02 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Rea
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Rea: R000
👤 Rea as a First Name
Rea is a first name too: about 1,239 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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