Last Names That Start With R
These last names that start with R come from the US Census surname list, which counts every surname shared by at least 100 people. It holds 7,273 surnames beginning with R; below are the 100 most common, plus short, long and uncommon ones.
Rodriguez ranks ninth among all surnames in the country. Robinson, Ramirez and Roberts follow, and R holds 7,273 names in total.
The letter splits between short and long. Reed and Ross are one syllable each. Rodriguez and Richardson run to three or more and can feel heavy with a long first name. Rivera has a light, flowing sound.
Roberts ends in S, which makes the possessive form tricky in writing. Reed also has other spellings, so it pays to confirm the exact one.
- Surnames starting with R
- 7,273
- Most common
- Rodriguez 804,240 people
- National rank of the top one
- #9
100 most common last names that start with R
"US rank" is the surname's place among all surnames in the country; "People" is how many people had it.
| # | Last name | US rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodriguez | #9 | 804,240 |
| 2 | Robinson | #27 | 503,028 |
| 3 | Ramirez | #42 | 388,987 |
| 4 | Roberts | #45 | 366,215 |
| 5 | Rivera | #59 | 299,463 |
| 6 | Rogers | #61 | 294,403 |
| 7 | Reed | #65 | 267,443 |
| 8 | Richardson | #74 | 249,533 |
| 9 | Reyes | #81 | 232,511 |
| 10 | Ross | #89 | 219,961 |
| 11 | Russell | #93 | 215,432 |
| 12 | Reynolds | #106 | 195,598 |
| 13 | Ramos | #112 | 193,096 |
| 14 | Ruiz | #129 | 175,429 |
| 15 | Romero | #154 | 153,772 |
| 16 | Robertson | #159 | 150,299 |
| 17 | Rose | #168 | 146,924 |
| 18 | Rice | #169 | 146,440 |
| 19 | Ryan | #177 | 139,335 |
| 20 | Ray | #208 | 128,794 |
| 21 | Riley | #210 | 127,960 |
| 22 | Richards | #215 | 125,653 |
| 23 | Reid | #263 | 104,007 |
| 24 | Rios | #285 | 96,569 |
| 25 | Rhodes | #310 | 88,917 |
| 26 | Reeves | #358 | 79,817 |
| 27 | Robbins | #364 | 78,141 |
| 28 | Ramsey | #373 | 76,625 |
| 29 | Rojas | #393 | 73,071 |
| 30 | Rodgers | #394 | 73,021 |
| 31 | Reese | #405 | 71,754 |
| 32 | Rowe | #452 | 66,205 |
| 33 | Robles | #489 | 61,619 |
| 34 | Roman | #507 | 59,020 |
| 35 | Roth | #527 | 57,030 |
| 36 | Rivas | #553 | 54,588 |
| 37 | Roberson | #569 | 53,198 |
| 38 | Randall | #574 | 52,495 |
| 39 | Richard | #581 | 52,138 |
| 40 | Rosales | #595 | 51,336 |
| 41 | Roy | #621 | 49,725 |
| 42 | Russo | #645 | 48,126 |
| 43 | Rich | #654 | 47,477 |
| 44 | Roach | #704 | 44,454 |
| 45 | Rocha | #744 | 42,139 |
| 46 | Rangel | #750 | 41,868 |
| 47 | Reilly | #780 | 40,310 |
| 48 | Randolph | #792 | 39,742 |
| 49 | Raymond | #825 | 38,158 |
| 50 | Rush | #839 | 37,470 |
| 51 | Rosario | #865 | 36,539 |
| 52 | Rubio | #866 | 36,531 |
| 53 | Rivers | #879 | 35,980 |
| 54 | Richmond | #882 | 35,715 |
| 55 | Rasmussen | #893 | 35,453 |
| 56 | Rowland | #925 | 34,498 |
| 57 | Riggs | #947 | 33,868 |
| 58 | Rollins | #949 | 33,797 |
| 59 | Ritter | #970 | 32,864 |
| 60 | Riddle | #975 | 32,654 |
| 61 | Rosas | #1,030 | 31,050 |
| 62 | Richter | #1,096 | 29,233 |
| 63 | Ratliff | #1,099 | 29,142 |
| 64 | Ritchie | #1,131 | 28,397 |
| 65 | Rosa | #1,132 | 28,375 |
| 66 | Rankin | #1,148 | 27,989 |
| 67 | Rutherford | #1,167 | 27,539 |
| 68 | Romano | #1,171 | 27,401 |
| 69 | Reyna | #1,181 | 27,215 |
| 70 | Rodrigues | #1,204 | 26,652 |
| 71 | Rodriquez | #1,217 | 26,377 |
| 72 | Rutledge | #1,241 | 26,010 |
| 73 | Rossi | #1,263 | 25,512 |
| 74 | Rosenberg | #1,280 | 25,271 |
| 75 | Rucker | #1,287 | 25,160 |
| 76 | Rouse | #1,292 | 25,022 |
| 77 | Roe | #1,307 | 24,699 |
| 78 | Robison | #1,367 | 23,785 |
| 79 | Reece | #1,400 | 23,216 |
| 80 | Rubin | #1,425 | 22,969 |
| 81 | Rosen | #1,441 | 22,763 |
| 82 | Rainey | #1,462 | 22,397 |
| 83 | Rosado | #1,479 | 22,066 |
| 84 | Regan | #1,525 | 21,624 |
| 85 | Ramey | #1,526 | 21,618 |
| 86 | Renteria | #1,558 | 21,159 |
| 87 | Redmond | #1,573 | 20,919 |
| 88 | Raines | #1,614 | 20,373 |
| 89 | Romo | #1,634 | 20,066 |
| 90 | Root | #1,641 | 20,001 |
| 91 | Roper | #1,680 | 19,520 |
| 92 | Rudolph | #1,688 | 19,462 |
| 93 | Ring | #1,712 | 19,222 |
| 94 | Rushing | #1,739 | 18,853 |
| 95 | Reeder | #1,750 | 18,768 |
| 96 | Roland | #1,752 | 18,742 |
| 97 | Rico | #1,754 | 18,735 |
| 98 | Rock | #1,779 | 18,510 |
| 99 | Rizzo | #1,784 | 18,445 |
| 100 | Rhoades | #1,838 | 17,952 |
Short last names that start with R
- Reed
- Ross
- Ruiz
- Rose
- Rice
- Ryan
- Ray
- Reid
- Rios
- Rowe
- Roth
- Roy
- Rich
- Rush
- Rosa
- Roe
- Romo
- Root
- Ring
- Rico
Long last names with R
- Richardson
- Rutherford
- Rosenberger
- Rittenhouse
- Rubenstein
- Rademacher
- Rosenblatt
- Rabinowitz
- Rubinstein
- Rothenberg
- Rothschild
- Romanowski
- Robitaille
- Rosenzweig
- Reichenbach
- Rosenstein
Uncommon last names that start with R
Real surnames outside the most common few thousand, useful for characters or usernames that still sound natural.
- Roush
- Royer
- Roque
- Rahman
- Robins
- Reiter
- Ragan
- Ratcliff
- Roldan
- Rand
- Reichert
- Reddy
- Renfro
- Regalado
- Rawlings
- Ramon
- Reddick
- Runyon
- Ruggiero
- Rafferty
- Reno
- Roby
- Reinhart
- Rosenbaum
- Ruby
- Ripley
- Razo
- Ridgeway
- Redden
- Ricker
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Questions people ask
What is the most common last name that starts with R?
Rodriguez, shared by 804,240 people in the US Census count, ranked #9 among all surnames.
How many last names start with R?
The Census list has 7,273 surnames starting with R that are shared by at least 100 people.
What are unique last names that start with R?
Less common real surnames include Roush, Royer, Roque, Rahman, Robins, Reiter.
What are short last names that start with R?
Reed, Ross, Ruiz, Rose, Rice, Ryan, Ray, Reid.
Source: the US Census surname list (every surname shared by 100 or more people). Spellings are shown as listed, without accents or apostrophes.