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

Redmond, 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 Redmond surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Redmond in America

Redmond is the 1647th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Redmond surname appeared 21,834 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 7 people would have the surname Redmond.

We can also compare 2010 data for Redmond 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 Redmond

The surname Redmond has its origins in Ireland and is derived from the old Gaelic words "Raith" meaning a fort or earthen rampart, and "munn" meaning a mound or hill. It originally referred to someone who lived near a fortified settlement or an earthen embankment.

The name can be traced back to County Wexford in the southeastern part of Ireland, where a family bearing this name was among the most powerful septs or clans in the region during the Middle Ages. The earliest recorded spelling of the name was found in the Annals of the Four Masters, a chronicle of medieval Irish history, where it appeared as "O'Readhmhuinn" in the 14th century.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, a survey of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror, there is mention of a place called "Redmunde" in the county of Hertfordshire, which may have been named after an early bearer of the Redmond surname.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname was Sir John Redmond (c. 1350 - 1432), a prominent Irish statesman and military leader who served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland during the reign of Henry V. Another noteworthy figure was Sir Thomas Redmond (1492 - 1551), an Irish judge and politician who served as Lord Chief Justice of Ireland under Henry VIII.

In the 17th century, the Redmond family played a significant role in the Confederate Wars, with John Redmond (1605 - 1675) serving as a member of the Supreme Council of the Confederate Catholics of Ireland during the Irish Confederate War.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, several members of the Redmond family rose to prominence in Irish politics, including John Redmond (1756 - 1856), an Irish Nationalist and Member of Parliament, and his grandson John Redmond (1856 - 1918), a leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party and a key figure in the struggle for Irish Home Rule.

Another famous bearer of the Redmond surname was Sir Richard Redmond (1804 - 1881), an Irish-born Australian explorer and surveyor who played a crucial role in the exploration and mapping of the Australian outback.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Redmond

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

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 Redmond 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 Redmond 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 Redmond was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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