22 Most Common American Indian and Alaskan Native Last Names Beginning with R

In this section of the site we have data on the most common American Indian and Alaskan Native last names beginning with R in the United States. These names are taken directly from the most recent census data.

Currently, the most popular American Indian and Alaskan Native last name beginning with R in America is Redhouse, with a total count of 510 people who have the surname. The surname Redhouse occurs roughly 0 times per 100,000 people in the U.S.

The table below shows the most common surnames ending starting with R with statistics on the heritage and ancestry of those with the surname.

This list has been compiled using the most recent Census data and we have included only names where at least 60% of people with the name self-identified as "American Indian and Alaskan Native".

Click any of the names in the table below to find out more about the origin, meaning, and ancestry of each last name.

Rank Name Count White Black API AIAN 2+ Races Hispanic
42511 REDHOUSE 510 6.47% (S) (S) 85.69% 2.55% 4.51%
43285 ROANHORSE 499 2.61% (S) (S) 91.78% 3.01% 2.40%
61123 ROUBIDEAUX 329 8.51% (S) (S) 80.55% 5.78% 4.26%
62189 REDBIRD 322 4.97% (S) (S) 86.34% 3.11% 4.35%
68949 REDFOX 285 14.39% (S) (S) 77.54% 3.51% 2.81%
69996 REDBEAR 280 3.21% 0.00% 0.00% 82.50% 5.36% 8.93%
71678 REDCLOUD 272 11.40% (S) (S) 77.21% 4.41% 5.51%
74375 REDELK 260 12.69% (S) 0.00% 75.77% 10.38% (S)
76029 REDEAGLE 253 8.70% 0.00% 0.00% 84.58% 3.56% 3.16%
99378 REDEYE 182 17.58% 0.00% 0.00% 70.88% 7.69% 3.85%
99378 REDHORSE 182 5.49% (S) (S) 83.52% 5.49% 4.95%
101247 RUNNINGCRANE 178 3.93% 0.00% 0.00% 93.26% (S) (S)
112568 REDOWL 156 (S) (S) 0.00% 89.74% 5.13% 3.85%
113791 REDDAY 154 3.90% 3.25% 0.00% 80.52% 4.55% 7.79%
113791 REDFEATHER 154 11.04% (S) (S) 79.87% 3.25% 5.19%
124548 RUNNINGBEAR 138 5.07% (S) 0.00% 88.41% 3.62% (S)
126018 RUNNINGHAWK 136 6.62% (S) (S) 80.15% 6.62% 5.88%
135593 REDSTAR 124 0.00% (S) 0.00% 93.55% 4.03% (S)
138304 REDSHIRT 121 (S) (S) 0.00% 89.26% 4.13% (S)
142108 REEVIS 117 5.98% (S) 0.00% 91.45% 0.00% (S)
156044 REDHORN 104 (S) 0.00% 0.00% 95.19% (S) (S)
160975 REALBIRD 100 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 98.00% (S) (S)

Table Key

To help you understand the above table, below is a description of each column and what it represents.

  • Rank - The official rank of the name according to the US Census Bureau.
  • Count. Number of occurrences: Estimate of the number of people with the surname in the United States. (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy.
  • White. Non-Hispanic White Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic white" (race)
  • Black. Non-Hispanic Black Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic black" (race)
  • API. Non-Hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander" (race)
  • AIAN. Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native" (race)
  • 2+ Races. Non-Hispanic of 2 or More Races: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic two or more races" (race)
  • Hispanic. Hispanic Origin: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "Hispanic origin" (race)

Other Last Name Letters

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Last Names by Ancestry

If you want to search for different ethnicity or ancestry, we also have pages that will let you find last names beginning with R (or any other letter) based on a specific ancestry.

White

The links below will let you research white last names starting with each letter of the alphabet.

Black

The links below will let you research black last names starting with each letter of the alphabet.

Hispanic

The links below will let you research Hispanic last names starting with each letter of the alphabet.

Asian and Pacific Islander

The links below will let you research Asian and Pacific Islander last names starting with each letter of the alphabet.

Data Source(s)

All of the data on this page is sourced from the Decennial Census survey, from the United States Census Bureau.

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