How Many People Have the Last Name Rooks?
people had the surname Rooks in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 42,918 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
+258 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Rooks (63.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 29.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Rooks ranks #3,854. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 66.5% to 63.7%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Rooks grew from 6,625 people in 2000 to 6,883 in 2010 (up 3.9%), and its rank fell from #4,867 to #5,086. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.46 to 2.33 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 6,625 | 6,883 |
| Rank | #4,867 | #5,086 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.46 | 2.33 |
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Same Soundex code as Rooks: R200
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