Find out how popular the last name Redhair is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Redhair.

Redhair, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Redhair surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Redhair in America

Redhair is the 104156th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Redhair surname appeared 172 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Redhair.

We can also compare 2010 data for Redhair to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Redhair

The surname REDHAIR originated in England and Scotland during the medieval period. It is an English and Scottish surname derived from the Old English words "read" meaning red and "haer" meaning hair, literally describing someone with red hair. The name was initially given as a descriptive nickname to individuals with red or reddish hair.

REDHAIR is believed to have first appeared as a surname in English and Scottish records in the 13th and 14th centuries. Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name include John Redhair, mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire in 1277, and Robert Redhair, listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Cumberland in 1332.

The surname REDHAIR is also found in various historical documents and records throughout the centuries, such as the Domesday Book of 1086, which contains several references to individuals with the surname or its variants, such as Redhayr and Redehair.

Notable individuals with the surname REDHAIR include Sir John Redhair, a Scottish knight who fought alongside Robert the Bruce in the Wars of Scottish Independence in the early 14th century. Another notable figure was William Redhair, a merchant from London, who was granted a royal charter by King Henry VIII in 1543.

In the 16th century, the REDHAIR surname appears in various regions of England and Scotland, including the counties of Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Northumberland. Some early examples include Thomas Redhair, born in 1534 in Yorkshire, and Margaret Redhair, born in 1562 in Berwickshire, Scotland.

Other historical figures with the surname REDHAIR include Robert Redhair, a Scottish poet and writer who lived in the 17th century, and Elizabeth Redhair, a prominent philanthropist and social reformer in Victorian-era London, born in 1823.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Redhair

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Redhair.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Redhair was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Redhair has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Redhair was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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