How Many People Have the Last Name Reason?

2,522

people had the surname Reason in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 117,647 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#12,328

Tied with 4 others

Per 100,000 People

0.85

In 2010

Largest Group

65.4%

White

Change Since 2000

+9.4%

+217 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Reason (65.4%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 28.3%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Reason ranks #9,760. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.

White 65.4%
Black 28.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino 2.5%

📈 Change Since 2000

Reason grew from 2,305 people in 2000 to 2,522 in 2010 (up 9.4%), and its rank rose from #12,360 to #12,328.

20002010
People2,3052,522
Rank#12,360#12,328
Per 100,000 people0.850.85

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Reason

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#12,323Eyler2,523
#12,323Rickey2,523
#12,323Ruzicka2,523
#12,328Rundle2,522
#12,328Stair2,522
#12,328Strauch2,522
#12,328Reason2,522

👤 Reason as a First Name

Reason is a first name too: about 287 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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