How Many People Have the Last Name Rhea?
people had the surname Rhea in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 35,842 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
+372 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Rhea (84.8%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 8.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Rhea ranks #3,271. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 87.4% to 84.8%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Rhea grew from 7,847 people in 2000 to 8,219 in 2010 (up 4.7%), and its rank fell from #4,188 to #4,323. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.91 to 2.79 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 7,847 | 8,219 |
| Rank | #4,188 | #4,323 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.91 | 2.79 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Rhea
| Rank | Surname | People in 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| #4,320 | Kirkwood | 8,227 |
| #4,321 | Mowery | 8,226 |
| #4,322 | Ahern | 8,221 |
| #4,323 | Rhea | 8,219 |
| #4,324 | Greathouse | 8,217 |
| #4,324 | Wild | 8,217 |
| #4,326 | Castleberry | 8,210 |
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Rhea: R000
👤 Rhea as a First Name
Rhea is a first name too: about 13,987 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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